Belagavi, Aug 31: Former Karnataka deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi on Wednesday had a narrow escape when his car fell into a ditch and overturned at Raibagh.

Savadi, who is a member of legislative council, was on the way to Athani from Gokak when the accident occurred, sources said.

A bike-rider came in front of the car. To avoid hitting the car, its driver swerved the vehicle and it landed in the ditch and capsized. The former minister and his driver escaped with minor injuries to the head and arm while his security guard man and another companion in the car were safe, the sources said.

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Shivamogga: A toddler who had suffered serious burns, by an accidental spill of hot tea over him, at Hiremane near Hosanagara died on Friday. He was being treated at a private hospital in Mangaluru.

The deceased is identified as Atharva (2), son of Rajesh and Ashwini. The incident happened when Ashwini had prepared some tea for visiting relatives who had come to attend the funeral of a neighbor. Unfortunately, Atharva had crept near the tea vessel without anybody being aware and had upturned its hot contents on himself.

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The seriously injured toddler had been rushed to a hospital in Mangaluru where he was being treated for the past week. However, the child breathed its last in the early hours of Friday without responding to any treatments, sources stated.

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