Karnataka: Two sisters killed in Mangaluru accident
Kevin Mendonsa | TNN | Apr 9, 2019, 19:12 IST
A case has been registered at Bantwal traffic police station.MANGALURU: Two sisters were killed in an accident when a car and a auto-rickshaw they were travelling in collided head-on, near Sajipa, here on Monday.
According to police, the incident took place as car driver Mohammed Siraj drove in the wrong side of the road and hit the autorickshaw. The victims have been identified as Zainabi, 45, and her elder sister Zohra, 55.
Zainabi is a resident of Kukkaje and her elder sister, an Arabic teacher, is a resident of Kodi in Kundapura. She had come to Kukkaje to see her younger sister, who rolls beedi to eke out livelihood. On Monday around 11.30am, both sisters were travelling to Boliyar. They were travelling in Ashraf’s autorickshaw, son of Zainabi.
The locals immediately rushed the victims, including the car driver, to nearby hospital. However, Zohra and Zainabi were declared dead on the way to hospital. The condition of car and autorickshaw drivers is critical.
A case has been registered at Bantwal traffic police station.
According to police, the incident took place as car driver Mohammed Siraj drove in the wrong side of the road and hit the autorickshaw. The victims have been identified as Zainabi, 45, and her elder sister Zohra, 55.
Zainabi is a resident of Kukkaje and her elder sister, an Arabic teacher, is a resident of Kodi in Kundapura. She had come to Kukkaje to see her younger sister, who rolls beedi to eke out livelihood. On Monday around 11.30am, both sisters were travelling to Boliyar. They were travelling in Ashraf’s autorickshaw, son of Zainabi.
The locals immediately rushed the victims, including the car driver, to nearby hospital. However, Zohra and Zainabi were declared dead on the way to hospital. The condition of car and autorickshaw drivers is critical.
A case has been registered at Bantwal traffic police station.
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