Puttur: Rider dies when bike falls into ditch
Puttur, September 6: A bike rider died when his motorbike fell into a roadside ditch at Kallare Matha in the town on Thursday.
The deceased is identified as Umesh Poojary (42) of Kokkada Hallingeri. While riding the bike, he fell into the deep ditch on the roadside and sustained severe injuries. He was admitted to a hospital where he died without responding to the treatment. Town police registered a case.
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Five crushed to death after truck ploughs into tent in Kerala
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): At least five people, including two children, were killed and as many persons injured when a truck ploughed into the roadside tent where they were sleeping in this central Kerala district early on Tuesday, police said.
The victims, nomads living in tents set up along the highway, were struck by the truck on a national highway in Nattika, under the Valapad police station limits, at 4.30 am, they said.
The injured have been admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital, with the condition of two individuals reported as serious, police said.
Among the deceased are two children, aged one-and-a-half and four years. Two women were also killed.
The driver and cleaner of the vehicle have been taken into custody, police added.
