Sagara: A 65-year-old man traveling from Vadanbail to Kargal died on the spot as his car rammed a state transport bus traveling from Karwar to Sagara head-on near Workmen Block of Jog here on Thursday.
Devaiah, the victim of the collision, was a retired employee of KPC.
The passenger in the car, 71-year-old Veeraraj Jain, was grievously injured in the leg and has been admitted to a government hospital in Sagara. Jain works as a pontiff at the Vadanbail Padmavati Temple, Shivamogga district.
Due to the impact of the collision, the front of the car was completely smashed.
A police complaint has been filed and an investigation is on. Jog sub-inspector Nirmala visited the accident spot.
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Death toll from Israeli strikes in northeast Lebanon rises from 8 to 24, Lebanese news agency says
Deir al-Balah, Nov 1: Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 24 people in northeastern Lebanon, the country's news agency said, raising the death toll from eight there.
It was the latest deadly toll in the area since the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah escalated last month.
Israel's military has said that its operation in Lebanon is targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure.
Lebanon's state National news Agency reported four airstrikes in different villages across country's northeast, saying rescuers were still searching for survivors in Younine, a town in the Bekaa Valley, from the rubble of a targeted house.
Hussein Haj Hassan, a Lebanese lawmaker representing the region in Baalbek-Hermel region, said that 60,000 people have already fled their homes in the area due to Israeli bombardment.
