Padubidri, Sep 15: A 14-year-old boy, injured after being hit by an unidentified truck at Uchila in Udupi district, succumbed on Thursday, police said.

The deceased was Samarth while his father Prabhakar Shankar, also involved in the accident, had died on the spot.

Prabhakar and his son had come from Belagavi on Tuesday to enroll the boy in a private school. The mishap occurred on Wednesday when they were standing near a temple.

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Tiruchirappalli (PTI): Five people have been arrested in connection with the death of the Anna University student, who jumped in front of a speeding train in Pudukottai district, police said on Tuesday.

The deceased, a third-year student from Virudhunagar district, was found dead on the railway track near Mandaiyur on the night of September 20 by the railway police, who later recovered a suicide note from his hostel room.

The student had, in the letter, alleged sexual assault, blackmail, and extortion by five men.

Following this, the police arrested the five suspects. A case has been registered, and further investigation is on.