Daijiworld Media Network - Beltangady

Beltangady, Jun 7: In yet another accident, a child died after a goods rickshaw turned turtle near Charmady here on Saturday June 7.

The deceased has been identified as two-and-a-half-year-old Shama, daughter of Abdul Rahiman and Sumayya.

Abdul Rahiman was driving the goods rickshaw from Kadur to Beltangady, when the vehicle developed a technical snag at Beetige and went out of control. As a result, the rickshaw overturned, injuring Rahiman and Sumayya, and killing their child.

Sumayya, who hails from Ujire, got married to Rahiman of Kadur a few years ago. On Saturday, she was coming to her parental house along with her husband and child when accident took place.

The three of them were stuck inside the rickshaw and it took some efforts to bring them out, said the locals, adding their attempts to save the child went in vain.

Sometime back, an accident at the same spot had taken the life another child.

SI Prakash Devadiga arrived at the spot and registered a case based on a complaint filed by Fakeerabba of Beetige.