Mangaluru: In a tragic incident that took place on Friday evening, a four-year-old student died after being hit by a car hear in Suribailu of Bantwal Taluk.

The deceased kid has been identified as Aadil (4), a student of Lower Kindergarten (LKG) at Darul Ash Ariya English Medium School in Suribail.

According to the reports, the incident took place when Aadil was walking on the road near his house. A maruti car reportedly hit him resulting in his death on the spot. He was rushed to a private hospital in Thumbe where he was declared dead.

His body was later shifted to Bantwal Government Hospital, police said.

A case in this regard has been registered by Bantwal Traffic Police.

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Ahmedabad (PTI): A fire broke out at a plastic granules and mould manufacturing factory in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Sunday morning, an official said.

No casualties were reported in the incident, he said.

The blaze erupted around 8 am at Processo Plast Enterprise in the Bapunagar area, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's Additional Chief Officer (fire) Mihir Rana told PTI.

Thick plumes of smoke were seen billowing into the sky, visible from a considerable distance in the area.

"The unit closed after the night shift and the fire broke out in the morning in the ground floor's storage facility section due to unidentified reasons," Rana said.

Nine fire tenders and several other firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was brought under control by 11 am, he said.

Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to the first floor. However, machinery and plastic materials were damaged on the ground floor, he said, adding that the exact cause of the blaze was under investigation.