Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (SP)
Bantwal, Feb 3: A priest-cum-astrologer died on the spot after the car which he was driving went out of his control and plunged off the road. The accident occurred at around midnight on Thursday February 2 near Vaidyanatha Daivasthana near S V S College here.
The victim was Kartik Bhat (38), chief priest of Lord Ananteshwara temple in Vittal.
Bhat, a resident of Vittal, also functioned as an astrologer. He was returning after visiting Goddess Durgaparameshwari temple with family at Kateel and performing puja there, when the Fortuner car in which he was travelling met with an accident. Reportedly, he was at the wheels at the time.
The car plunged 40 feet down a steep slope near Vaidyanatha Daivasthana. Kartik died on the spot. The car was badly mangled in the accident. Kartik's father, Vijay Bhat, mother, Deepa Bhat, and his children, Atharva and Adya, who were also in the car, survived with minor injuries. They are out of danger.
Traffic polie from the town led by sub-inspector, Chandrashekharaiah, went to the spot, conducted checks and registered a case. They are holding further investigations.