20-year-old boy on way to see cousin's body who died in road accident, dies in another accident
Belthangady: A 20-year-old ITI student died in a road mishap on Monday morning under the Uppinangady Police Station limits here. He was reportedly on his way to see his cousin's body who was killed in another accident in Punjalkatte.
The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Safwan (20), a student of Thumbay ITI College.
According to the reports, Safwan was on his way to Belthangady Government Hospital to see the deadbody of his cousin Mohammed Shafeeq who had passed away in another road accident on Monday morning near Punjalkatte.
Safwan was hit by a tipper truck and died on the spot. The tipper driver fled from the accident spot with his tipper after the accident.
A case in this regards has been registered in local police station and investigations are underway.
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Fire erupts at plastic factory in Ahmedabad; no casualties
Ahmedabad (PTI): A fire broke out at a plastic granules and mould manufacturing factory in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Sunday morning, an official said.
No casualties were reported in the incident, he said.
The blaze erupted around 8 am at Processo Plast Enterprise in the Bapunagar area, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's Additional Chief Officer (fire) Mihir Rana told PTI.
Thick plumes of smoke were seen billowing into the sky, visible from a considerable distance in the area.
"The unit closed after the night shift and the fire broke out in the morning in the ground floor's storage facility section due to unidentified reasons," Rana said.
Nine fire tenders and several other firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was brought under control by 11 am, he said.
Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to the first floor. However, machinery and plastic materials were damaged on the ground floor, he said, adding that the exact cause of the blaze was under investigation.
