Haystack caught fire: Three and half year-old girl burnt alive
Shivamogga, Jan 27: A three-and-half year-old girl who was playing nearby burnt alive when a haystack caught fire accidentally at Thorabailu village near Konandur in Thirthahalli taluk on Saturday.
The deceased girl has been identified as Artha, daughter of Ramesh and Jayalakshmi. Ramesh is working in Bengaluru. When the incident happened, her mother Jayalakshmi has gone out for labour work. The girl was playing with his brother 7-year-old Dhananjay near the haystack when the accident occurred.
The haystack accidentally caught fire and the girl burnt alive in the flames before the neighbours rushed to rescue her. Agumbe police registered a case.
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Two people killed as poultry vehicle rams into parked truck in Belagavi
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Two people were killed, and another was severely injured after a goods vehicle transporting poultry birds allegedly rammed into a stationary truck on a national highway in Belagavi in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Wasim (28) and Mubarak (22), both natives of Shivamogga district, they said.
The driver of the vehicle, Basavaraj Eerappa Hanchinamani (37), suffered critical injuries and has been admitted to a hospital, police said.
According to police, the accident occurred when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, allegedly due to drowsiness, and crashed into a truck parked along the highway.
The goods vehicle was en route from Kolhapur to Sorab in Shivamogga district, carrying poultry. Several chickens were also killed in the impact, a senior police officer said.
Police personnel from the Hirebagewadi Police Station visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
Injured people and the bodies of the deceased were shifted to a hospital, police added.
