Toddler killed, 4 injured after car rams stationary truck

Mangaluru: A toddler was killed and four people were injured after a car they were travelling in rammed a stationary truck near Ujire, on Tuesday night.
The incident took place around 11pm. The deceased is nine-month-old Madhavi, the daughter of Pramod, a resident of Panyalu Ujire. Pramod, his wife Ashwini and relatives Mamatha and Swati, have been grievously injured in the incident, and are being treated in a private hospital.
According to police, the victims had gone to a relative’s house at Vamadapadavu. On reaching Ujire, Pramod wanted to stop the car beside the road, but failed to notice the stationary truck. The car was completely mangled as a result of the impact. A case has been registered at the Dharmasthala police station in this regard.