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The deceased is identified as K M Shariff, a resident of Bajal in Mangaluru. His wife Jameela, and children, Safnaz, Safa, Safwan and Safreena suffered grievous injuries.
The car was being driven by Safwan, elder son of Shariff and the family was returning after participating in the house warming ceremony of a relative at Puttur when the accident occurred.
The cause for the accident remains to be ascertained and the injured have been hospitalised. Bantwal traffic police SI Manjunath, ASI Kutti and staff rushed to the location and carried investigation.