2 women, 5-yr-old die in road mishaps

HUBBALLI: Two women and a child died on the spot, and several others were injured in two separate accidents in Haveri and Belagavi on Sunday morning.
Two women - Savitri Mahesh Bolashetty, 35, and Nirmala Pitnayakar, 35, of Naragund - died and more than 20 persons were injured when a KSRTC bus they were travelling in overturned on the Haveri bypass road near Haveri.
Police said the passengers were part of a wedding party from Kalakeri village of Naragund heading to Tumakuru.
As the bus approached Haveri, the driver allegedly tried to overtake a vehicle and lost control of it, due to which the speeding bus overturned.
Three of the 20 injured were said to be critical and they were shifted to KIMS Hospital here for further treatment. The others were treated at the Haveri district hospital.
A case was registered at Haveri town police station.
In another incident in Rayabag taluk of Belagavi, a five-year-old girl - Aishwarya Maang - died and three others were injured when a tum-tum they were travelling in from Mavinhonda village fell into a 15-20-feet deep well at Mekali village on Sunday.
Sources said there were eight to 10 persons in the vehicle. The well was nearly dry and passersby could, therefore, rescue the others quickly.
A case was registered at Rayabag police station.