Mother, child die after falling into water sump in Bengaluru
In an incident reported from Bengaluru's Yelahanka New Town area on Thursday a mother and her child lost their lives after falling into a water sump.
The victims have been identified as Kavitha (30) and her son Pavan (6).
Kavitha, originally from Chendanuru in Gouribidanur taluk of Chikkaballapur, resided with her son in a rented accommodation in Sugappa Layout, Bengaluru. She worked as a domestic help in a nearby household to support herself and her son. Adjacent to the house where Kavitha worked, there was an empty plot containing a water sump, approximately 10 feet deep.
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The unfortunate incident occurred on Thursday, April 18th, when Kavitha went to her employer's residence for her usual work. Meanwhile, her son was playing outside and accidentally fell into the water sump. Upon noticing her child's plight, Kavitha rushed to the scene in an attempt to rescue him but tragically drowned alongside him.
Authorities have initiated legal action against the owner of the plot for negligence, and an investigation into the matter is currently underway, according to police sources.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
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