Yadgir: Tragedy befell a family when the car in which they were travelling plunged into the Narayanapura Left Bank Canal in Gulabala village of Hunasagi taluk in Yadgir on Tuesday. Of the five people who were travelling in the vehicle, one person has been confirmed dead, while a search is under way for two more people.
The car slid and subsequently fell in the canal when the driver lost control at the wheel. While police, along with rescue personnel, found the body of 34-year-old Pawan Biradar, a search is still under way for 61-year-old Sharanagouda Biradar and Janaki Biradar, 55. Pawan’s wife, 28-year-old Prema was able to overcome the shock of the car’s dive into the canal, and swim ashore with her 3-year-old child in tow.
The family had been to Vijayapura to see a property, and was returning home when tragedy struck. Hunasagi police have registered an FIR in connection with the case.