Mangaluru, Jan 16: An elderly man and a three month old baby lost their lives while six of their family members sustained injuries in a ghastly road mishap at Ukkuda check post near Vttla in Bantwal taluk on Monday.
The victims have been identified as Sulaiman Haji (62), hailing from Badiyaru near Kadumbu and his grandson Shehzan (3 months). It is learnt that Sulaiman Haji was an NRI and he had recently come home on a vacation.
The tragedy occurred when Suliaman was on his way to attend his daughter's baby's birth day celebrations at at Punacha in a Maruti Alto car along with other family members.
It is learnt that the car veered off the road and rammed into a wayside mound when the driver lost control over it due to high speed.
Sulaiman's wife, his brother-in-law Muhammad, who was driving the car, latter's wife and child, and another woman have suffered grave injuries in the mishap.
The above five injured were shifted to a private hospital in Mangaluru after providing preliminary treatment at a hospital in Puttur. Another woman, who sustained minor injuries, is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Vittla.
Jurisdictional Vittla police have registered a case and launched an investigation.
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really shocking incident 3month old died.
really tragic movement.
Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un
We surely belong to Allah and to Him we shall return
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