U’khand: Newborn among 4 of family killed as car falls into canal in Haldwani
Dehradun, Jun 25 (PTI): A four-day-old child among four members of a family died after their car fell into a canal in Haldwani following heavy rain in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district on Wednesday, police said.
The family was returning home in nearby Kichha town of Udham Singh Nagar district after the delivery at a hospital in Haldwani when the tragic accident happened, they said.
The accident occurred at 7.30 am when the family was returning from the Sushila Tiwari Hospital in Haldwani with their newborn son. The car fell into the canal near the fire department office.
While four people, including the infant, died inside the car, three injured were rushed to hospital, the police said.
The killed in the accident were the newborn, his father Rakesh (32), his grandmother Kamala Devi (50) and his aunt Neetu (36).
The infant's mother Rama (27) was injured in the incident. The other injured have been identified as Neetu's husband Ramesh (39) and driver Shyamlal (40).
They are undergoing treatment at Sushila Tiwari Hospital.
As per initial investigation, the driver lost control over the car as it was going at high speed, police said.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed grief over the loss of lives in the mishap.
“Received the tragic news of a car accident in Haldwani, resulting in the death of four people and injuries to three others. I pray to God for speedy recovery of all the injured,” Dhami said in a post on X.
Heavy rains have lashed parts of Uttarakhand since the arrival of monsoon last week. They have triggered landslides at several places in the hill state, claiming nearly half a dozen lives in separate incidents over the last few days.
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Magisterial probe ordered into Goa nightclub fire; FIR lodged against owner, GM
Panaji (PTI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the fire at a nightclub which claimed 25 lives.
Speaking to PTI, Sawant said an FIR has been lodged against the owner and the general manager of the nightclub and they would be arrested.
The fire broke out at Birch by Romeo Lane after midnight. The popular party venue at Arpora village, located around 25 km from the state capital Panaji, opened last year.
CM Sawant, in a post on X, said, "I am closely reviewing the situation arising from the tragic fire incident at Arpora, in which 25 people have lost their lives and six have been injured."
"All six injured persons are in a stable condition and are receiving the best medical care. I have ordered a magisterial inquiry into the entire incident to identify the cause and fix responsibility," he said.
Speaking to PTI, Sawant said the police have registered an FIR against the owner and the general manager of the nightclub, and they would be arrested.
He said this is the first time that such an incident has happened in Goa.
A preliminary inquiry has indicated that the fire started on the first floor of the club, and due to congestion and small doors, the customers could not move out, the CM said.
"Some of them rushed to the ground floor and got trapped there," he said.
