Tragic car-lorry collision claims five lives in Kasaragod
Kasaragod: In an incident in Kannapur of Kannur district, a collision between a car and a lorry has resulted in the loss of five lives from Kasaragod. The accident occurred on Monday night, claiming the lives of three men, a woman, and a 10-year-old boy who were travelling in the car.
The victims, residents of Chittarikal Bheemanadi, have been identified as Sudhakar (52) from Bheemanadi Churikkad, and L Padmakumar (59) from Kalichi Nadka Shastampara. The identities of the other deceased individuals remain unconfirmed.
The collision occurred between a car travelling from Kannur towards Kasaragod and a lorry transporting cooking gas cylinders heading towards Kannur.
Local residents, along with the fire services and police, rushed to the scene to extricate the trapped individuals from the mangled car. The deceased have been transported to the Kannur Medical College Hospital mortuary.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
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