Bengaluru: 5-year-old dies after teenager accidentally runs car over him
Bengaluru, May 12: A five-year-old boy was killed and another boy of the same age was injured in a freak accident involving a car, with a youth on its driver's seat, here on Sunday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Aarav.
The incident occurred when the kids were playing in front of their house in Murugeshpalya here, earlier today.
The accused, who is said to be around 18 years of age, was cleaning the car outside his house, and hit the accelerator accidentally after starting the vehicle.
The car moved swiftly with a force, knocking down several vehicles parked on the road, and also the kids who were playing, severely injuring them.
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Neighbours rushed and helped shifting the kids to the hospital, but Aarav couldn't make it and died before reaching there. While the other boy, who has sustained injuries and a fracture, is undergoing treatment, police sources said.
Jeevan Bhima Nagar Traffic Police have detained the accused youth. They have registered a case and further investigation are on, police sources added.
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Karnataka: Woman delivers baby on train after emergency halt in Dakshina Kannada
Mangaluru (Karnataka) (PTI): A woman travelling from Mangaluru to Mysuru delivered a baby on board a train after it was halted at a station in Dakshina Kannada district, officials said on Monday.
According to railway sources, the passenger began experiencing labour pain during the journey on Sunday. The train was stopped at B C Road station in Bantwal taluk of this district to facilitate medical assistance. However, no doctor reached the spot for over 30 minutes after the halt.
In the absence of immediate medical support, two co-passengers stepped in to assist the woman. The delivery was conducted in the train's toilet compartment. Both the mother and the newborn were reported to be safe following the delivery, they said.
Railway police officials had arranged for the woman to be shifted to a medical facility. She was admitted to the Government Lady Goschen Hospital in Mangaluru for postnatal care.
According to the OBG (Obstetrics and Gynecology) department officials at the hospital, the child and mother will be discharged after the initial observation period is over.
They told PTI that the delivery was done in trying conditions. The two ladies who carried out the operation had done a good job. The child and mother arrived at the facility 22 kilometers from the spot. Also, the mother experienced no blood loss or any other complications.
The neonate has been incubated and the mother is undergoing normal observational procedure at the hospital, the hospital officials said.
Officials said the woman is a resident of Mysuru and had been travelling home at the time of the incident.
