Uppinangady: Techie dies after tree falls on him, kin escape
Mangaluru, Jan 2: A 43-year-old man who was on his way in a car to Bengaluru from Pavanje near here died on Sunday after a tree fell on him, police sources said.
The deceased was Suresh Navada, an employee of a software company in Bengaluru, the sources said.
He was travelling with his wife and two children. He had come to his mother's house at Pavanje on December 23. The family was on their way back to Bommanahalli in Bengaluru.
Suresh stopped the car at Addahole near Shiradi Ghat after hearing some sound in the car, the sources said.
He was getting down from the car when a tree fell on him. He died on the spot. His wife and both the children escaped unhurt, they said.
Police have registered a case.
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Air India Express flight from Bengaluru to Kochi makes emergency landing
Bengaluru(PTI): An Air India Express flight from Bengaluru to Kochi made an emergency landing at Bengaluru after a fire was noticed in one of the engines, the Bangalore International Airport Limited said on Sunday.
All the passengers and crew were evacuated and no one was injured, Air India Express said in a statement. According to sources, the fire was noticed minutes after the take off.
The crew members alerted the Air Traffic Controller and a full scale emergency was declared.
Soon after emergency landing at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru, the fire was extinguished.
"On May 18, 2024, IX 1132 from Bengaluru to Kochi made an emergency landing at BLR Airport at 2312 hrs, due to a reported fire in one of the engines," a spokesperson of the BIAL, which manages KIA, said in a statement.
A full-scale emergency was declared, and the fire was promptly extinguished upon landing. All 179 passengers and six crew members have been successfully evacuated from the aircraft, the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) spokesperson said.
An Air India Express spokesperson said that due to suspected flames from the right engine after takeoff, the Bengaluru- Kochi flight 'elected' to return and carried out a precautionary landing at Bengaluru . The ground services also reported flames, resulting in an evacuation.
"The crew accomplished an evacuation with no injuries to any guests. We regret the inconvenience this has caused and are working to provide alternative arrangements for our guests to reach their destination as soon as possible," it said.
"A thorough investigation with the regulator shall be accomplished to establish the cause,” it said.
