Silvester D'Souza
Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur
Kundapur, May 7: A woman and her young daughter were killed on the spot in an accident involving a bus, tanker and a bike on Saturday May 7 at Trasi here.
The accident took place in front of Gangolli police station on NH 66 at around 8.30 am.
The deceased have been identified as Saroja (32), daughter of Gopal Ganiga, a resident of Sampigekodlu, Mayyadi in Byndoor, and Saroja's daughter Nishmita (10).
Saroja's brother Vishwanath was riding the bike while Saroja and her daughter were sitting pillion. They were riding from Byndoor to Kundapur when a tanker moving from Kundapur to Byndoor tried to overtake a bus and rammed head-on into the bike.
While Saroja and her daughter were killed on the spot, Vishwanath escaped with minor injuries.
It is learnt that Nishmita was unwell and she and her mother were waiting for a bus to go to hospital. Vishwanath who was passing by saw them and offered to give them a lift in his bike.
Gangolli police have registered a case.