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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Birsa Munda's great-grandson, injured in road accident, dies of cardiovascular failure in Ranchi
Ranchi (PTI): Tribal icon Birsa Munda's great-grandson Mangal Munda, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital here after being injured in a road accident, died of "cardiovascular failure" on Friday, an official of the health facility said.
He was 45.
Mangal Munda breathed his last at 12.30 am at the state's apex health facility - Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences.
Munda sustained severe head injuries after he fell from the roof of a passenger vehicle in Jharkhand's Khunti district on November 25.
"Birsa Munda's kin Mangal Munda died of cardiovascular failure around 12.30 am. He was on a ventilator after being critically injured. We tried our best to save him but failed," RIMS Medical Superintendent Dr Hiren Birua told PTI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office, Union Health Minister JP Nadda and the Jharkhand Chief Minister's office were in touch with the RIMS authorities in connection with Munda's treatment.
