Moodbidri: Three persons, including a boy, were injured in a head-on collision between a car and a goods transport vehicle on the Nellikaru–Karkala road on Monday morning.

According to reports, the car was travelling from Hosamaru towards Karkala, while the goods vehicle was moving in the opposite direction. The accident occurred when the two vehicles collided head-on.

The injured have been identified as Krishnaraj, the driver of the goods transport vehicle, Lalithesh Gowda, who was driving the car, and a boy named Praveen. All three were rushed to a private hospital in Udupi, where they are undergoing treatment.

Police said the goods vehicle was carrying household articles, as a family from Karkala was in the process of shifting houses. The family members were also travelling in the vehicle at the time of the accident.

Both vehicles sustained severe damage due to the impact of the collision.

Moodbidri Police visited the spot, conducted an inspection and registered a case.

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Tiruchirapalli (PTI): A campaign office of the actor Vijay-led TVK was allegedly torched by unidentified miscreants in Kamanayakkanpalayam village near Srirangam in the early hours of Friday, police said.

According to the police, the damage is minimal. Fire had engulfed the thatched roof providing shade at the entrance of the building that served as the party’s election office for the Srirangam constituency.

While on social media, a CCTV footage of two unidentified men fleeing on motorbike is being circulated as the culprits, police said the video footage is yet to be verified.

Based on a complaint lodged by TVK, the Pettaivaithalai Police have registered a case and initiated a search for the perpetrators.