Five killed in truck-car collision in Hubballi
Hubballi (Karnataka), May 6 (PTI): Five people, including three women, were killed in a collision involving a truck and a car on Tuesday morning.
According to police, the accident occurred near Ingalahalli cross on the outskirts of the district headquarter town of Hubballi.
The victims were from Sagar in Shivamogga district, who were on their way to Bagalkot.
The bodies have been shifted to the Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute for autopsy.
A case has been registered and investigation is on.
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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.
