Dakshina Kannada records 3 more COVID-19 deaths: Death toll rises to 22
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district recorded three more Covid-19 deaths on Saturday. With this, the Covid-19 death toll has climbed to 22.
A woman of Keremole in Sullia, who was admitted to a hospital in Mangaluru died of heart attack. She tested positive for novel coronavirus on Friday night.
Two COVID-19 patients from Kuloor and Kodikal died early this morning at Wenlock Covid Hospital. This includes one woman and a man.
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Two people killed as poultry vehicle rams into parked truck in Belagavi
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Two people were killed, and another was severely injured after a goods vehicle transporting poultry birds allegedly rammed into a stationary truck on a national highway in Belagavi in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Wasim (28) and Mubarak (22), both natives of Shivamogga district, they said.
The driver of the vehicle, Basavaraj Eerappa Hanchinamani (37), suffered critical injuries and has been admitted to a hospital, police said.
According to police, the accident occurred when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, allegedly due to drowsiness, and crashed into a truck parked along the highway.
The goods vehicle was en route from Kolhapur to Sorab in Shivamogga district, carrying poultry. Several chickens were also killed in the impact, a senior police officer said.
Police personnel from the Hirebagewadi Police Station visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
Injured people and the bodies of the deceased were shifted to a hospital, police added.
