Three, including two children, killed in road mishaps in Kerala
Kasaragod/Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): Three people, including two children, lost their lives in two separate road accidents in Kerala on Sunday, police said.
In the first incident, two children died, and three others were injured when the car they were travelling in reportedly collided with a state-owned KSRTC bus at Padannakkadu in Kasargod district around noon.
The deceased are Zainul Ruman (9) and Lehak Zainaba (12). The police said the car was completely mangled in the accident.
They added that the injured were rushed to the Kanhangad District Hospital for treatment.
In another incident, a 44-year-old man died after the motorcycle he was riding allegedly collided with a pickup van at Chazhur in Thrissur district.
The deceased has been identified as Soni, a resident of Pullazhi, Thrissur. His 14-year-old son, Antony, sustained injuries and has been admitted to a hospital, police said. The accident occurred at around 10.30 am on Sunday.
A case has been registered in connection with both incidents, they added.
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3.4 magnitude tremor hits Gujarat's Kutch, no damage reported
Ahmedabad, May 14 (PTI): A 3.4 magnitude tremor hit Kutch district of Gujarat on Wednesday evening, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said.
No casualty or damage to property was reported due to it, a district disaster response official said.
The 3.4 magnitude tremor was recorded at 6.55 pm with its epicentre 12 km north-north east (NNE) from Bhachau in the district, the Gandhinagar-based ISR said in its update.
District authorities said no damage to property or life was reported.
Kutch district is located in a "very high risk" seismic zone, and earthquakes of lower intensity occur regularly there.
The 2001 earthquake in the district was the third largest and second most destructive in India over the last two centuries. A large number of towns and villages in the district suffered almost complete destruction, killing around 13,800 people and leaving 1.67 lakh injured.
