Six killed, nine injured after tractor falls off bridge in Karnataka’s Koppal
Koppal (Karnataka) (PTI): Six people were killed and nine others injured after a lorry allegedly collided with a tractor near a bridge in Koppal district on Friday, police said.
The impact caused the tractor to lose control and plunge off the bridge, resulting in the casualties.
The accident occurred on the Tungabhadra bridge, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Munirabad police station.
According to police, the tractor, carrying 15 passengers, was headed to the Hulige temple when the accident took place.
Citing preliminary findings, Koppal Superintendent of Police Ram L Arasiddi said the lorry allegedly rammed into the tractor, causing it to veer off the bridge.
Six passengers died on the spot, while nine others sustained injuries.
The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. Further investigation is underway.
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Sindhu out of Thailand Open, loses to Yamaguchi in quarterfinals
Bangkok (PTI): Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu squandered a one-game advantage to go down fighting to top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open tournament here on Friday.
Sindhu lost 21-19, 18-21, 15-21 to world number three Yamaguchi in the women's singles quarterfinal match that lasted just over one hour in the USD 500,000 Super 500 tournament.
The two-time Olympic medallist and sixth seed Sindhu had reached the quarterfinals after beating Denmark's Amalie Schulz 21-13, 21-15 on Thursday.
Lakshya Sen, the 2021 World Championships bronze medallist, and the duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will feature in the men's singles and men's doubles quarterfinals respectively later in the day.
