Kota: Three died in ambulance-lorry collision
Kundapura, October 27: Three persons died and two others including a woman seriously injured when a lorry and ambulance collided each other at Kota Manur near here on the wee hours of Saturday.
It is said that the victims were from Uttara Kannada district. The deceased have been
identified as Ullas Talekar and Ashok and the identity of another person was not yet ascertained.
The accident happened when the family members of Ullas Talekar who was a heart patient, were taking from him Karwar hospital to Mangaluru hospital for higher treatment. When the ambulance reached Kota Manur, the ambulance driver lost the control over the vehicle and rammed into the road divider and collided with the lorry. All the three died on the spot. Saritha Ullas, wife of Ullas, sustained severe injuries and she was admitted to Manipal hospital. Ambulance driver Raghavendra sustained minor injuries.
Bodies were shifted to Kundapura government hospital. The ambulance was completely damaged in the accident. Kota police registered a case.
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Davanagere: Hoax bomb threat email triggers security scare at district court
Davanagere: A bomb threat email received at the District Court in the city’s Devaraj Arasu area on Monday morning triggered panic and a full-scale security check of the court premises.
According to police, the threat message was received on the official email ID of the District Court at around 8.30 am. Following this, the bomb disposal squad and dog squad rushed to the spot and conducted a thorough inspection of the entire court complex.
After detailed checks, officials confirmed that no explosive materials were found and declared the threat to be a hoax.
Police have launched an investigation to trace the origin of the email and identify the sender.
As a preventative measure, security has been tightened at key government offices and important buildings in the city, including the District Court complex.
