Two killed, two children injured in truck-scooter collision in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Two people died and two children were seriously injured in a collision between a truck and a two-wheeler on National Highway 66 near Kallapu, Mangaluru, on Sunday.
The victims of the accident were identified as Gangadhar (45), a resident of Tandolige, Jappinamogaru, and Nethravathi (48), a resident of Pajeer near Konaje, said sources.
Nethravathi’s daughter Moksha, aged four years, and nephew Jnanesh, aged six years, were injured seriously. Both the children were reportedly admitted to a private hospital in Deralakatte.
The two victims and the two children were traveling on the scooter from Pumpwell to Thokkottu in Mangaluru. When they reached Kallapu, a truck came to the highway from a private market. Being driven rashly and at high speed, the truck collided with the two-wheeler, the sources added.
All four people on the scooter were thrown on the road as a result. Nethravathi and Gangadhar were both fatally injured due to the impact of the fall and died, police have said.
The Mangaluru Traffic Police have reportedly registered a case against Hanif, the driver of the lorry that hit the two-wheeler.
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
