Three killed, two injured in serial accident
Vijayapura, Jan 31: Three persons were killed on the spot in a serial accident on national highway 13 near Jhalaki in Indi Taluk in Vijayapur district today. Two others have sustained injuries.
The accident occurred between four vehicles. Two lorries collided head-on and hit two other vehicles, including a car. It has been learnt that the rivers of both the truck were killed on the spot, while a cleaner of one of the trucks was stranded in the lorry and died on the spot.
Two people have seriously been injured in the incident, and one person is said to be in critical condition. The injured are being treated at a hospital in Sholapur, Maharashtra. More information about the dead and the injured are yet to be ascertained.
The accident caused a massive traffic jam on NH13. Jhalaki police have registered a complaint regarding the accident.
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Senior Congress MLA, former Minister Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passes away
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passed away at a private hospital here on Sunday due to age-related ailments, official sources said.
He was 95 and represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time.
Shivashankarappa is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, Karnataka Minister for Mines and Geology and Horticulture, and four daughters.
His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.
A former minister, Shivashankarappa, served as treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for several decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
He was also a noted educationist who established several educational institutions and was an industrialist.
