Five people killed in two road mishaps

Mandya, Karnataka, Mar 12 (UNI) Five people, including a child, were killed on the spot and nine injured in two road mishaps near Mandya district of Karnataka, today.

Police said two people were killed and nine injured when a private bus turned turtle on the Bangalore-Mysore State Highway, near here.

The victims were a bus passenger and conductor. The injured were admitted to the Government Hospital in Mandya.

In the other incident, a couple and their child riding on a scooter were fatally knocked down by a speeding lorry on the highway at Hindwadi, near here.

UNI