Belthangady: In an incident reported from at Savanal in Belthangady, Dakshina Kannada district a car swerved off the road and crashed into a house after the driver lost control over the wheels here on Tuesday evening.

As a result of the accident the car fell off 20 feet down a cliff and hit a house owned by one, Raghuram, in a remote area of Savanal. A part of the house was damaged in the accident and the injured driver was rushed to a local hospital for treatment.

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According to the reports, the driver was the sole occupant of the car when the incident took place.

Local police reached the spot and have registered a case in this regard.

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Mumbai (PTI): Two persons suffered injuries after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a hotel in south Mumbai on Sunday afternoon, civic officials said.

The incident occurred around 4.30 pm at the Colaba Social Bar and Restaurant located on Boman Beharam Marg behind the Taj Hotel, they said.

A fire erupted in the kitchen area of the hotel located in the basement of a five-storey building, a civic official said.

The fire brigade sent a team to the spot and brought the blaze under control by 4.56 pm.

Two persons sustained injuries in the accident. One of them, Sunil Singh (28), suffered five per cent burns and took discharge against medical advice, while the other victim, Subrat Barai (35), has been admitted to Saint George Hospital with 15 per cent burns.

Barai is said to be in a stable condition, officials said, adding that the cause of the fire is being ascertained.