Bantwal: Rider killed as BJP campaign vehicle collides with motorbike
Bantwal: A motorbike rider died as his two-wheeler collided with the campaign vehicle of the ‘Grama Vikasa’ padayatra of Bantwal MLA Rajesh Naik in Narahari near Melkar on Monday morning.
The deceased rider has been identified as Vijith, 35, a resident of Guruvayanakere in Belthangady taluk.
The campaign vehicle, with a Telangana registration, has been promoting the padayatra of Nayak in Bantwal taluk the last two days. It collided with the motorbike at the turning to Narahari.
Vijith, who was grievously injured in the accident, was admitted to a private hospital in Mangaluru, but died as he failed to respond to the treatment.
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Four of family killed as car jumps divider on highway in Gujarat's Panchmahal
Godhra (Gujarat) (PTI): Four members of a family were killed, and one sustained grievous injuries after their speeding car jumped a divider on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway corridor in Gujarat's Panchmahal district on Monday, police said.
The car driver lost control of the wheels near Kalol. As a result, the four-wheeler jumped the divider and veered off to the other side of the highway, an official from Kalol police station said.
Soon after the accident, some locals rushed to the scene and also alerted the police. Efforts were made to pull out the people trapped in the car.
Four persons died on the spot, while one suffered injuries, the official said.
The deceased were members of a family from Vadodara and were returning from Rajasthan when the tragedy struck, the official said.
They have been identified as Sajid Iqbal Khinji (55), Ilyas Iqbal Khinji (50), Ishaq Iqbal Khinji (48) and Rehan Azgar Khinji (35).
