A woman lost her life and five others including the Ujire Gram Panchayat chief were injured when the car in which the panchayat president’s family members were travelling fell into a gorge in Dakshina Kannada district, police sources said. The deceased has been identified as Sarojini Shetty, a relative of Ujire gram panchayat (GP) president Pushpavathi Shetty.?
Woman dies; Panchayat Chief, Four Others Injured As Car Falls Into Gorge
Tragedy struck in Dakshina Kannada district as a car carrying family members of the Ujire Gram Panchayat president fell into a gorge, leaving one person dead and five others injured. The group was returning from attending a funeral when the accident occurred.
The Panchayat chief, her daughter Poornima Shetty, grandson Samridh, Sakshi and the car driver Arun were injured in the accident when the car fell into a gorge at the second curve of Charmady Ghat on Sunday night, police sources added. All of them were returning after attending a funeral at Koppa in Sringeri.?
The injured have been hospitalised. As soon as the accident occurred, local people rushed to the spot and carried out rescue operations.?Pushpavathi Shetty suffered a fracture in her hands, while her daughter suffered head injuries in the mishap, sources said.
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