Dharwad: SUV with Haj pilgrims on the way to airport crashes into tree; seven killed
Pune, Jul 31: Seven members of a family, including three children, were killed and another one was injured early on Wednesday when the SUV they were travelling in crashed into a roadside tree near Satara on Mumbai- Bengaluru highway in Maharashtra, police said.
A senior police official from Borgaon police station said the family, hailing from Dharwad in Karnataka, was on its way to Mumbai airport to drop their two of their elderly, who were going for the Haj pilgrimage.
"The accident occurred close to Kashil village near Satara around 12.45 am on Wednesday. All the seven deceased were from one family," he said.
The deceased were identified as Nizamuddin Abdulnabi Saudagar (69), Safura Nizamuddin Saudagar (58), Mansuf Nizamuddin Saudagar (40), Nafisa Mansuf Saudagar (35), Aksa Mansuf Saudagar (4), Ahmedraza Mansuf Saudagar (2) and Tayabba Mansuf Saudagar (6).
"The family was on its way to Mumbai airport, from where Nizamuddin Saudagar and his wife Safura were supposed to go for the Haj pilgrimage," the officer said.
Prima facie, the accident occurred as the driver, Shahnawaz Pendhari, lost control over the vehicle and it veered off the road and crashed into a roadside tree, he said.
Pendhari suffered serious injuries in the accident and is undergoing treatment in a hospital, the officer added.
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HMPV cases in India: Health Ministry confirms two cases in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Union health ministry on Monday confirmed that two cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases have been detected in Karnataka.
These cases were identified through the Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) routine surveillance for various respiratory viruses, aligning with their ongoing efforts to monitor respiratory illnesses nationwide.
An 8-month-old male infant, who tested positive for HMPV on January 3, 2025, after being admitted to Baptist Hospital in Bengaluru with bronchopneumonia, is now recovering.
A 3-month-old female infant, diagnosed with HMPV after being admitted to Baptist Hospital in Bengaluru for bronchopneumonia, has since been discharged.
The ministry mentioned that neither of the affected patients have any history of international travel.
"ICMR will continue to track trends in HMPV circulation throughout the year. The World Health Organization (WHO) is already providing timely updates regarding the situation in China to further inform ongoing measures," it said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Karnataka state health department has maintained that there is no cause for concern.
