Karwar: A woman was killed on the spot and three others were injured in a head-on collision between a lorry and a car in front of Mudaga in Karwar Taluk this morning.

The deceased has been identified as Shafia Mohammed Sayyed (65). Omni driver Zubair, Meenak Boper, and two-year-old baby were injured.

A case regarding this has been registered in the rural police station here.

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Ghaziabad (UP) (PTI): Three minor sisters died after allegedly jumping off the balcony of a ninth-floor flat in Ghaziabad early on Wednesday, police said.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Shalimar Garden) Atul Kumar Singh said the police received information around 2.15 am about three girls jumping off the balcony of the ninth-floor apartment in a tower of Bharat City, located under the Teela Mor police station area.

On reaching the spot, the police found that the girls - Nishika (16), Prachi (14) and Pakhi (12) - daughters of Chetan Kumar, had fallen to the ground floor and suffered fatal injuries, the ACP said.

They were rushed by ambulance to a hospital in Loni, where doctors declared them dead on arrival, he added.

The police have initiated legal formalities and are investigating the circumstances leading to the incident, officials said.

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