Three of family die in accident; ex-MLA's son injured in Belagavi
Belagavi (Karnataka), May 5 (PTI): Three members of a family died and two others, including the son of a former MLA, were injured in a head-on collision between an SUV and a car on Monday evening, police said.
The incident occurred near Chikkabagewadi village in Bailhongal taluk in this district, they added.
The deceased have been identified as Anees Syed (25), his 21-year-old wife Aimana Anees Syed, and their one-year-old son Ahmed Anees Syed, residents of Hirebagevadi village in Belagavi taluk, police said.
According to a preliminary investigation, the car was heading towards Hirebagevadi, while former MLA R V Patil's son's SUV was travelling towards Bailhongal.
The collision occurred near Chikkabagewadi, resulting in the death of three people on the spot.
Two others, including Suresh Gouda Patil, the son of the former MLA, suffered injuries and were admitted to the hospital, police said.
Police suspect that the SUV collided with the car while attempting to overtake another vehicle ahead of it, losing control and causing the accident.
A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway, police said.
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Fire in coach of New Delhi-Chennai express train; no casualty
Nagpur (PTI): A coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Grant Trunk Express caught fire in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Tuesday morning, railway officials said.
There were no casualties, they said.
Train 12616 New Delhi-Chennai (Tambaram) Grant Trunk Express left from Nagpur in the morning. While it was heading towards Sindi railway station in Wardha, smoke was detected in the last guard coach of the train at 11.09 am, Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Muley told PTI.
The train was stopped on the Sindi-Tuljapur section, the affected coach was detached immediately, and the fire brigade was called, he said.
All passengers in the train and the coach concerned were safe, the official said.
The cause of the fire will be known after a detailed investigation.
The train will resume its journey in some time without the affected coach, the official added.
