Car crashes into tree near Shivamogga; 55-year-old driver dies
Shivamogga: A 55-year-old man lost his life after the car he was driving crashed into a roadside tree near Sakrebailu in Shivamogga taluk recently.
The deceased has been identified as Shridhar. The accident took place within the limits of the Tunga Nagar Police Station. According to preliminary reports, Shridhar is believed to have lost control of the vehicle, causing it to veer off the road and ram into a tree before falling to the side.
He sustained serious injuries in the incident and was immediately shifted to McGann Hospital in Shivamogga. However, doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Police have registered a case in this regard.
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Fire in coach of New Delhi-Chennai express train; no casualty
Nagpur (PTI): A coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Grant Trunk Express caught fire in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Tuesday morning, railway officials said.
There were no casualties, they said.
Train 12616 New Delhi-Chennai (Tambaram) Grant Trunk Express left from Nagpur in the morning. While it was heading towards Sindi railway station in Wardha, smoke was detected in the last guard coach of the train at 11.09 am, Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Muley told PTI.
The train was stopped on the Sindi-Tuljapur section, the affected coach was detached immediately, and the fire brigade was called, he said.
All passengers in the train and the coach concerned were safe, the official said.
The cause of the fire will be known after a detailed investigation.
The train will resume its journey in some time without the affected coach, the official added.
