Speeding car kills Tiger in Karnataka

A male tiger was killed after being hit by a speeding car while crossing a road in a forest area here, a forest official said on Monday.

According to the Conservator of Forest, Malathi Priya, the accident occurred near Mandakalli Airport on the Mysuru-Nanjangud road on Sunday at around 11pm. The one-and-half-year-old tiger died on the spot, she said.

Forest department registered a case and seized the car as part of the investigation, Priya said.

The 2023 census pegged the number of tigers in Karnataka at 563.