Charted accountant killed as car collides head-on with bus
Moodbidri: In a tragic accident, a Karkala-based charted accountant died on the spot in a mishap between his car and a tourist bus on Friday morning near Moodbidri.
The deceased is 62-year-old Prakash Hegde (62).
The tourist bus, which was carrying travellers from Dharmasthala to Kateel, hit Hegde’s car when he was returning to Karkala after dropping his wife and children at a wedding function in Mangaluru.
Prakash Hegde is survived by the renowned pediatrician Asha Hegde and two daughters.
Moodbidri police have registered a case.
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Woman falls to death from ranger swing ride at Vijayapura exhibition ground
Vijayapura (Karnataka), Oct 23: A 21-year-old woman died of head injuries after falling off a ranger swing ride at an exhibition ground here, police said on Wednesday.
They said it happened around 7 pm on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Nikitha Biradar.
Biradar had gone to the exhibition ground with her mother and some friends.
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According to police, the victim fell off the ride from a height after her safety bar broke and the safety belt she was wearing ripped.
She sustained severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at a hospital, a senior police official said.
He said a case has been registered against the event manager and the ride operator under section 106 (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
