Two killed as tree falls on auto rickshaw

Two persons were killed on the spot after a tree fell on a moving auto rickshaw at Majoor on the Kaup-Shirva road in Udupi district on Thursday night, police sources said. Sources said the two were on their way to Shirva from Kaup when a huge tree got uprooted in the heavy rains and fell on the vehicle.

Two persons were killed on the spot after a tree fell on a moving auto rickshaw at Majoor on the Kaup-Shirva road in Udupi district on Thursday night, police sources said. The deceased have been identified as Pushpa (45) and her brother-in-law Krishna. The auto rickshaw driver had a miraculous escape. Sources said the two were on their way to Shirva from Kaup when a huge tree got uprooted in the heavy rains and fell on the vehicle. Shirva police are investigating the case.