Kasargod: A child died and more than ten persons injured in a serial accident that occurred on the state highway on the outskirts of the Adkathbail on Sunday night.

The accident took place between a car, a bus, and a bike.

A five-year-old boy traveling on bike died when the accident took place between a bus and a bike that were proceeding towards Mangaluru and a car that was moving towards Kumble.

The deceased boy has been identified as Minhaj. Father and a sister of the dead, who have sustained injuries, have been admitted to a hospital in Mangaluru. It has been learnt that the five injured commuters of the car are the residents of Melparamba.

The injured have been admitted to Kasaragod hospital.

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Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), Nov 1: Three people sustained minor injuries as they fell down due to the slippery route because of rain when they were on the way to Deviramma hill temple here, a police officer said on Friday.

All three of them sustained minor injuries and were discharged after first aid, Vikram Amathe, Superintendent of Police (Chikkamagaluru) told PTI.

According to him, a large number of people climbed up the hill shrine to have darshan of the Goddess.

"Because of rain, the route has become slippery. Only three people were injured as they slipped while climbing," Amathe said.

The injured were immediately shifted via ambulance and given necessary first-aid, he said.

Also, two women had fallen unconscious because of fasting on October 30, he clarified.

According to him, the 24-hour darshan started on October 30 and went on till early morning of October 31.

In view of the crowd, adequate security arrangements were made along the route, police said.

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