Excise sub-inspector killed as lorry rams his motorbike on NH 66 in Ambagilu
Udupi: A sub-inspector of the Excise Department in Mangaluru died in a lorry-motorbike collision on National Highway 66 in Ambagilu here on Thursday night.
The deceased officer was identified as Shankar, 52, a resident of Brahmavara Uppoor.
The sub-inspector was riding his motorbike on the national highway on Thursday night, when a speeding truck is said to have rammed the two-wheeler.
Shankar was grievously injured in the accident and was taken to the district hospital in Ajjarakadu, but, the excise officer died as the treatment proved ineffective.
A case has been registered with Udupi Traffic Police, who are investigating.
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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).
