Two killed, two children injured in truck-scooter collision in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Two people died and two children were seriously injured in a collision between a truck and a two-wheeler on National Highway 66 near Kallapu, Mangaluru, on Sunday.
The victims of the accident were identified as Gangadhar (45), a resident of Tandolige, Jappinamogaru, and Nethravathi (48), a resident of Pajeer near Konaje, said sources.
Nethravathi’s daughter Moksha, aged four years, and nephew Jnanesh, aged six years, were injured seriously. Both the children were reportedly admitted to a private hospital in Deralakatte.
The two victims and the two children were traveling on the scooter from Pumpwell to Thokkottu in Mangaluru. When they reached Kallapu, a truck came to the highway from a private market. Being driven rashly and at high speed, the truck collided with the two-wheeler, the sources added.
All four people on the scooter were thrown on the road as a result. Nethravathi and Gangadhar were both fatally injured due to the impact of the fall and died, police have said.
The Mangaluru Traffic Police have reportedly registered a case against Hanif, the driver of the lorry that hit the two-wheeler.
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South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
Johannesburg (AP): A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of the three people who opened fire on patrons in a pub at Saulsville township, west of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, whose motive remains unknown.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6.
An unlicensed firearm believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was intercepted by Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 Road in Westenburg precinct. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, believed to have been used in the commission of the multiple murders. The firearm will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” police said in statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day that another mass shooting at a pub took place in the Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, in which nine people were killed and 10 wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024 — an average of more than 70 a day. Firearms are by far the leading cause of death in homicides.
The country of 62 million people has relatively strict gun ownership laws, but many killings are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal taverns between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for involvement in illegal liquor sales.
