Five of a family die as ambulance hits car

TNN

May 28, 2019

Bengaluru, May 28: Five members of a family, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed after an ambulance jumped the medianand collided with their car on KIA Expressway at Kogilu Cross, near Yelahanka, minutes past Sunday midnight.

Dipankar Dey, 42, wife Swagata Choudhury, 42, their only son Druva Dey, 14, Swagata's mother Jayathi Choudhury, 65, and her elder sister Sujaya Choudhury, 46 - all from West Bengal and residents of RT Nagar - were returning home after the departure of a flight was put off to 6.30am when the accident occurred.

Police said Sujaya, a software engineer, lived with her husband, two children and mother Jayathi in Chennai. Sujaya and Jayathi were to take the Chennai flight. Dipankar worked with a multimedia firm and Swagata was a teacher with Jain International School. Their son was a class 9 student.

Sarah Fatima, deputy commissioner of police (traffic, north), said the accident occurred around 12.30am. Dipankar and his family members went to the airport to drop Sujaya and Jayathi.

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Heading to Karavali Utsava? Check traffic changes and parking rules in Mangaluru

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December 20,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The Mangaluru City Police have issued a detailed traffic advisory ahead of the inaugural ceremony of Karavali Utsava, which will be held at the Karavali Utsava Ground on Saturday.

The festival will be inaugurated at 6:00 pm by Dakshina Kannada District Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Cultural and public programmes will be held at the venue every evening and will continue until January 2.

According to City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, parking of vehicles is strictly prohibited on both sides of the road from Lalbagh to Karavali Utsava Ground. Visitors are requested to park their vehicles only at designated parking areas.

To help the public, traffic signboards and parking guidance flex boards have been installed along the routes leading to the venue. The police have urged commuters and visitors to follow these instructions to ensure smooth traffic movement.

Designated Parking Locations

•   Urwa Market Ground – Cars
•   Gandhinagar Government School (near Press Club) – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Ladyhill Church parking area – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Canara School Ground, Mannagudda – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Thimmappa Hotel premises – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Scout and Guide Bhavana premises (behind Karavali Utsava Grounds) – Two-wheelers
•   Urwa Market Road – Two-wheelers
•   Hat Hill Road – Two-wheelers

The police have appealed to the public to cooperate by following traffic rules and parking guidelines to avoid inconvenience during the festival.

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