Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal
Bantwal, Apr 8: In an unfortunate incident, two sisters who were on their way to a hospital died after a car hit their auto rickshaw near Sajipa here on Monday April 8.
The deceased have been identified as Zainaba(45) and Zohra (55) from Manchi.
Car driver Mohammed Siraj and auto rickshaw driver Ashraq sustained serious injuries.
The accident occured when the sisters were heading towards a hospital in Chelur in an auto rickshaw. The car in an attempt to overtake another vehicle lost control and hit the auto rickshaw approaching from the opposite direction. The sisters breathed their last on the way to hospital.
Both the injured drivers have been shifted to a hospital in Mangaluru.
Bantwal traffic ASI Manjunath and staff visited the spot and a case has been registered with Bantwal traffic police.