3 of family killed in car-lorry collision in Chitradurga
Chitradurga (Karnataka), May 12 (PTI): Three members of a family died after their car collided with a lorry near Holalkere early on Monday, police said.
The family hailing from Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh was en route to Udupi when the accident occurred at around 4 am, they said.
Citing preliminary investigation, a senior police officer said the car driver allegedly dozed off while driving and entered the opposite lane resulting in a head-on collision with the lorry which was heading towards Ballari from Mangaluru.
Three members of the family, including a woman, died, he said.
The car driver sustained injuries but is stated to be out of danger now. He is currently being treated at a hospital in Chitradurga, the officer said.
A case of accident was registered, police said, adding further investigation is underway.
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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
