Miraculous escape for driver, cleaner as their truck falls into 100-foot abyss on Charmadi Ghat
Chikkamagaluru: A truck driver and the cleaner had a narrow escape from death on Friday night as the truck toppled into a 100-foot abyss beside the Charmadi Ghat road at Somanakadu in Chikkamagaluru district, after the driver lost control over the truck as visibility was low due to the dense fog on the stretch, following heavy rain in the Ghats.
The truck, which was transporting water bottles, was travelling from Puttur in Dakshina Kannada to Chitradurga. It fell off the road and to a depth of 100 feet after it dashed against the walls of the barricade built by the road, but, a tree by the hillock is learned to have saved the driver and the cleaner as the truck got caught in the branches of the tree.
The truck driver and cleaner are undergoing treatment at a hospital as they had sustained minor injuries in the accident.
A case has been registered at the Banakal Police Station, investigation is on.
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After hair loss, some villagers in Buldhana's Shegaon complain of nail problems; selenium link cited
Buldhana, Apr 18 (PTI): Nearly 30 persons in four villages in Shegaon taluka in Maharashtra's Buldhana district are suffering from nail deformities and they are being medically examined, a health official said on Thursday.
Shegaon taluka had hit national headlines in December 2024 and January this year after several persons complained of sudden baldness and tufts of hair falling off rapidly. Some experts at the time had claimed a link to high selenium content in wheat being distributed through ration stores, though others had differed.
"Twenty-nine persons have been found with nail deformities in four villages in Shegaon taluka. In some cases, the nails have fallen off. They have been given primary treatment and will be sent to a hospital in Shegaon for further examination," Buldhana Health Officer Dr Anil Bankar said.
As per preliminary information, this problem could be the result of high presence of high selenium as those who suffered hair loss are also experiencing problems of nail loss, Bankar said.
