Chitradurga: A tragic hit-and-run incident occurred on Sunday night in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district when a speeding car struck a woman crossing the expressway. The victim, identified as Ananthamma, a resident of K. Rayapura village in Kudligi taluk, died instantly from severe head injuries.

The incident, captured on CCTV, shows Ananthamma crossing the road with a group of people, including two children. As she reached the second lane, a high-speed car hit her without slowing down. The impact flung her into the air, while others narrowly escaped. The driver fled the scene immediately.

According to reports, Ananthamma had been working with her family on a coffee estate in Sakleshpur for the past decade. She was returning to her native village for Shivaratri celebrations when the accident took place.

A case has been registered, and the police have launched an investigation to identify the vehicle and the driver responsible for the incident.

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Beijing (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world, and reached a series of new common understandings, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.

Xi and Trump, who is on a three-day visit to China, met twice on Thursday and discussed a range of bilateral and global issues.

Trump is due to leave on Friday after a luncheon meeting with Xi.

Summing up the outcomes of Trump’s visit to Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the two presidents had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world and reached a series of new common understandings.

They agreed on a new vision of building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability to provide strategic guidance for bilateral relations over the next three years and beyond.

The two presidents also agreed to promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-US relations, and bring more peace, prosperity and progress to the world, said a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson.

Trump visited China at the invitation of Xi.

The two presidents are meeting in person again for the first time since their Busan meeting last October, and it is the first visit to China by a US president in nine years, the statement said.

On Thursday, President Xi held a welcome ceremony and a banquet for Trump, held talks and visited the Temple of Heaven with him.