Sakleshpur: In a tragic collision between car and a bus on Sunday morning at Shirdi Ghat, four people died on the spot and two other have been reported to be seriously injured in the accident.

A KSRTC bus that was heading towards Dharmastala from Bengaluru, collided with a swift Dzire car that was coming from opposite direction. The incident killed four people including a four year-old baby while two women have sustained serious injuries. The condition of the injured women is said to critical.

Due to the unavailability of mobile network in the region, the locals who witnessed the accident faced difficulties in communicating with emergency services and police to help save the victims.

Police later reached to the spot and conducted initial investigations.

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Bhopal (PTI): A Bhopal-bound Air India flight from Mumbai carrying 175 persons on board made a “priority” landing here on Sunday due to a snag, an airport official said.

The aircraft landed safely at Bhopal airport at 3.20 pm, he said.

Consequently, the return leg of the flight from Bhopal to Mumbai, with 178 passengers booked, was cancelled, the official said.

AAI-run Bhopal airport said in a statement that Air India flight AI 633 “reported a technical issue to Air Traffic Control (ATC) during the flight from Mumbai to Bhopal”.

Immediately, all prescribed safety protocols were activated, and seamless coordination was ensured between ATC, airline ground operations, CISF and airpiort fire and rescue team of Bhopal airport, it said in a statement.

The flight, carrying 175 persons, including 166 passengers and nine crew members, landed safely at Bhopal airport at 3.20 pm, the airport operator said.

All necessary assistance and support were extended by the airport and airline teams as per the requirements of the flight crew, it said.

“Due to the technical issue, the aircraft was declared unserviceable, and as a precautionary measure, the return flight AI-634 (Bhopal to Mumbai) was cancelled by the airline to facilitate detailed inspection and rectification,” the statement said.