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Madikeri, Sep. 9: A couple from Kodagu district died in a horrific road accident that occurred near Chennapatna on Tuesday morning.
Kalimada Somaiah (Ramesh- 70), originally from Parakatageri (Pookola) village in South Kodagu, and his wife Saraswati (65- Tamane Chettamada), who lived in Dasarahalli, Bengaluru, died on the spot in this accident. The accident occurred between a car and a tanker.
Somaiah's son Pawan, who was driving the car, fortunately escaped danger. The pet dog that was in the car with him also survived. The accident occurred at Devahosahalli on the Chennapatna main road.
The incident occurred while they were returning to Bangalore Kalimada Somaiah had a garden and a house in Parakatageri and was currently residing in Dasarahalli, Bengaluru. It is learnt that he had come to attend a relative's engagement ceremony two days ago and was staying at his house in Parakatageri with his wife and son. The accident took place while he was returning to Bangalore today.
The tire (stepney) installed on the back of a container lorry moving in front of his car suddenly fell on the road and hit the front of the car. At this time, Pawan, who was driving the car, lost control of his car and collided with the back of the container and also hit the road divider there. Somaiah, who was sitting in the front of the car, and Saraswathi, who was in the back seat, died on the spot during the accident. Fortunately, the driver Pawan and the dog who was in the car with them escaped danger.
The body was taken to the Chennapatna Government Hospital and a post-mortem was conducted. The body was later taken to the deceased's residence in Dasarahalli, Bengaluru, and the funeral will be held there on Wednesday (today), the relatives said.A case has been registered at the Chennapatna police station regarding the incident. Another son of the deceased, Sajan, is serving in the Air Force.
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