Mangaluru: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has recently issued a thunderstorm warning for the coastal region of Karnataka, which is expected to persist over the next three days. Thunderstorms, coupled with lightning, are anticipated to occur in isolated areas across all districts of the coastal region from May 24 to 26.

On Wednesday, May 24, the IMD had specifically cautioned that heavy thunderstorms could hit coastal Karnataka. These storms may be accompanied by gusty winds, reaching speeds of 30 to 40 km per hour.

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Subsequently, on May 25 and 26, thunderstorms are projected to continue in the region, accompanied by rain and lightning. However, the intensity and frequency of these thunderstorms are expected to be more isolated, primarily affecting specific districts in Coastal Karnataka.

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Agra, Dec 23: A truck driver dragged two people for about 300 metres in Agra under his vehicle, police on Monday said.

Some locals forced the driver to stop the truck and extricated the men from under the vehicle.

Police arrested the driver and seized the truck.

The two men, both residents of Nunhai in Agra, were going towards Rambagh from Waterworks when they met with an accident around 11 pm Sunday.

The driver, instead of stopping the truck sped up, trapping both of them underneath, police said.

"In the accident, two youths were dragged by a canter driver for about 300 metres. Later, some residents saved the youths by stopping the driver using force," Chhatta Police Station Inspector Pramod Kumar told PTI.

"The youths were sent for treatment at a nearby hospital and are still being treated, but are in stable condition. The youths were from Agra. The canter driver was arrested and the canter seized after the incident," he said.

A video of the incident that surfaced on social media showed the men shouting for help.

The video was purported to have been shot by a person passing by on a two-wheeler.