Three killed as mini commercial vehicle rams into truck
Gadag (Karnataka) (PTI): Three people were killed and more than 10 others injured when a mini commercial vehicle carrying workers rammed into a truck in this district on Thursday, police said.
The mini commercial vehicle carrying daily-wage labourers who were going for work in Ron, collided with the truck near Jigaluru Cross in Ron taluk.
The deceased and injured are residents of Shivaji Nagar in Gajendragad, police said.
The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital, where many of them are stated to be in serious condition. Ron police visited the spot.
The bodies of the deceased were shifted for post-mortem amid scenes of grief as relatives broke down at the hospital, police added.
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Fire erupts at plastic factory in Ahmedabad; no casualties
Ahmedabad (PTI): A fire broke out at a plastic granules and mould manufacturing factory in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Sunday morning, an official said.
No casualties were reported in the incident, he said.
The blaze erupted around 8 am at Processo Plast Enterprise in the Bapunagar area, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's Additional Chief Officer (fire) Mihir Rana told PTI.
Thick plumes of smoke were seen billowing into the sky, visible from a considerable distance in the area.
"The unit closed after the night shift and the fire broke out in the morning in the ground floor's storage facility section due to unidentified reasons," Rana said.
Nine fire tenders and several other firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was brought under control by 11 am, he said.
Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to the first floor. However, machinery and plastic materials were damaged on the ground floor, he said, adding that the exact cause of the blaze was under investigation.
