Teacher in Karwar dies in road accident; people protest against 'unscientific construction of road'
Karwar: Hundreds of citizens staged a protest, blocking the Karwar-Ilkal state highway at Habbuwada in the city, on Friday, in the backdrop of the death of a school teacher, who fell off his motorbike while riding on the road and a truck ran over him.
The deceased teacher has been identified as Umesh Gunagi (50). He was riding from Karwar to Devalamakki School on his motorbike on Friday morning, when he skid and fell on the road at Habbuwada. A truck that was behind him ran over him and Gunagi died on the spot.
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Angered by hearing the news of the teacher's death due to the road accident, the locals gathered at the accident spot and staged a protest. The people accused the concerned authorities of having constructed the state highway in an unscientific manner, resulting in the accident and death of the teacher.
Karwar Police, who visited the spot and conducted an inspection, have registered a case and are investigating the incident.
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DHL cargo plane crashes in Lithuania
Vilnius (AP/PTI): A DHL cargo plane crashed Monday morning near the Lithuanian capital.
The Lithuanian airport authority identified the aircraft as a “DHL cargo plane flying from Leipzig, Germany, to Vilnius Airport.”
It posted on the social platform X that city services including a fire truck were on site.
DHL Group, headquartered in Bonn, Germany, did not immediately return a call for comment.
