Two killed as car rams into tree in Haveri
Haveri: Two people were killed on the spot as the car they were travelling in hit a tree by the road near Ranebennur after the driver lost control over the vehicle.
The deceased have been identified as Vithal (47) and Jayanthi (50), residents of Hulekal village in Sirsi taluk of Uttara Kannada district.
The accident occurred when they were returning by car to Sirsi from Bengaluru on Tuesday evening, after dropping Jayanthi’s daughter, who was travelling to Dubai, at the Kempegowda Airport in Bengaluru.
Vithal, who was driving the car, lost control over it near Ranebennur at around 6 pm and the car hit a big tamarind tree by the road, said the police, adding that Vithal and Jayanthi, who were seriously injured, died on the spot.
A case has been registered at the Halageri Police Station.
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Poll official found dead in Assam amid assembly elections
Tezpur (PTI): A poll official was found dead in Assam's Sonitpur district on Thursday amid assembly elections in the state, officials said.
Deben Horo (45) was deputed as the second polling officer in the Naduar constituency, they said.
"Hore was deputed in polling station no 230 in Dolapani LP School. He was found unconscious in his bed this morning. He was taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance, but he was pronounced dead by the doctors," an official said.
The cause of death is yet to be confirmed, though doctors suspect an underlying medical condition led to it, he said.
Hore hailed from Dopdopi Kachari Gaon in the Chariduar revenue circle. He was an assistant teacher at a government school, officials said.
The incident did not affect polling, which began at the booth at the scheduled time of 7 am. A reserve personnel was deputed in Hore's place, they said.
Polling for the 126-member assembly will continue till 5 pm. The votes will be counted on May 4.
