Kalasa: In an incident that reportedly occurred on Monday night, a 9-year-old girl who was walking home after attending Madrasa classes at Kotehole near the town, was run over from behind by a speeding jeep resulting in her death on the spot.

The deceased child has been identified as the daughter of Vazeer Ahmad, a resident of Kalasheshwara Nagar in the town.

Reportedly, three children were walking back home after attending their Madrasa classes, when a seeding jeep crashed into one of them from behind resulting in the death of the 9-year-old child.

The jeep was reportedly going towards Kalakodu from Kalasa town, while the children were walking by the side of the road on their way home when the accident occurred.

A case has been registered in this regard at the Kalasa police station.

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Bantwal: A 15-year-old boy died after coming into contact with an electric wire in Gadiara village on Saturday morning.

The deceased has been identified as Shaheer, son of Sharif, a resident of Neralakatte.

Shaheer, an SSLC student at Mountain View English Medium School, Puttur, had gone to his grandfather’s house in nearby Gadiara village during the school holidays. He came into contact with an electric wire and died at the scene.

He is survived by his parents, a brother, two sisters, and family members.