Chitradurga: Five persons, including two children, were killed when the car they were travelling in rammed into a divider and a lorry at Metikurke in Hiriyur taluk on Wednesday.

The deceased have been identified as Thayamma (50), Sushmita (13), Lata (26), Varnitha (9), Jahnavi (3). Four others sustained injuries in the incident and they have been rushed to the hospital.

A tire of the Innova car they were travelling in busted when they were returning from Bhadravati to Bengaluru at 5:45 pm. As a result, the driver lost control over the car and rammed into a divider and then hit a moving lorry.

District Superintendent of Police Dr. K. Arun visited the spot and carried out the investigation.

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.

“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.

Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”

Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”

“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.

When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”

The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.