Mandya, March 12 -- One killed as car falls into Visvesvaraya Canal

One person died on the spot while another sustained serious injuries when the car in which they were travelling fell into the Visvesvaraya Canal near Avverahalli in Mandya this morning.

The deceased has been identified as Nandisha (19). The Police said that Nandisha and his elder brother Yogananda, both residents of Doddabyadarahalli in Mandya, were travelling towards Yeliyur at about 9.45 am when the Maruti Swift car (KA-55 M-2967) veered of the road and fell into the dried canal.

Soon, passersby and local villagers rushed to the spot and were able to pull both of them out of the car. While Nandisha had died on the spot owing to severe head injuries, Yogananda has bee...