Nanjangud, Sept. 12 -- In a heart-wrenching incident, the family of a five-year-old girl child critically injured in a road accident was forced to go door-to-door seeking financial help to pay a hospital bill of Rs. 1.5 lakh. The child succumbed to injuries close to midnight hours yesterday.

The victim, Aadya, daughter of Mahesh and Rani of Hedathale village in Nanjangud taluk, sustained grievous injuries when the motorbike she was travelling in with her parents was hit by three youths riding triple-seat on another two-wheeler. The accident occurred on the Dodda Kavalande-Nanjangud Road on Wednesday evening.

All six people involved - Aadya, her parents and the three youths - were critically injured and rushed to a private hospital in My...