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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Srinagar (PTI): Several parts of Kashmir witnessed protests against the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for the second day on Monday, with security forces using mild force to disperse protesters in a few places.

According to the officials, the protests broke out in Bemina, Gund Hassibhat, and Jehangir Chowk areas of the city here, and in Pulwama town in south Kashmir.

Scores of protesters gathered in these areas, which have a large Shia population. They marched through the streets, raising anti-US and anti-Israel slogans.

In some areas, the security forces resorted to using mild force to disperse the protesters.

Khamenei was killed in joint air strikes by the US and Israel on Iran early Saturday. Iranian state media confirmed his death on Sunday.

Iran is firing missiles at Israel and the Arab countries in retaliation.