Three injured in head-on collision between car, goods transport van in Moodbidri
Moodbidri: Three persons, including a boy, were injured in a head-on collision between a car and a goods transport vehicle on the Nellikaru–Karkala road on Monday morning.
According to reports, the car was travelling from Hosamaru towards Karkala, while the goods vehicle was moving in the opposite direction. The accident occurred when the two vehicles collided head-on.
The injured have been identified as Krishnaraj, the driver of the goods transport vehicle, Lalithesh Gowda, who was driving the car, and a boy named Praveen. All three were rushed to a private hospital in Udupi, where they are undergoing treatment.
Police said the goods vehicle was carrying household articles, as a family from Karkala was in the process of shifting houses. The family members were also travelling in the vehicle at the time of the accident.
Both vehicles sustained severe damage due to the impact of the collision.
Moodbidri Police visited the spot, conducted an inspection and registered a case.
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French President Macron concludes Mumbai visit
Mumbai (PTI): French President Emmanuel Macron, along with First Lady Brigitte Macron, left Mumbai for New Delhi on Wednesday after concluding his engagements here, including bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
They were seen off at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport by Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
On Tuesday, Macron held discussions with Modi as part of efforts to further strengthen India-France strategic ties.
During the Mumbai visit, the French president and his wife also met some of India's top filmmakers and actors, and had an animated exchange with them about cinema, culture and collaboration.
President Macron is on an official visit to India from February 17 to 19 at the invitation of PM Modi to participate in the AI Impact Summit hosted by India in the national capital Delhi, besides the bilateral summit in Mumbai.
PM Modi will inaugurate the summit on February 19. As many as 20 heads of states, including French President Macron, will be present at the inaugural session, Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said.
