Pramesh S Jain
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38-year-old woman and her two children were killed on the spot when the motorcycle they were riding crashed into a moving tractor near Obalapura gate on Koratagere in Tumakuru in the early hours on Tuesday.
The deceased have been identified as Mumtaz,38,and her sons Mohammed Sahil,16 and Mohammed Asif,12.
The elder son Sahil was riding the bike and he failed to notice the tractor due to fog and crashed .
Senior officer as Tumakuru SP,Ashok KV visited the spot and after inspecting said,Sahil was riding in rash and negligent way and unable to stop the bike after noticing the tractor which is moving ahead and crashed.
Passers-by came to the rescue but by then the trio were killed.The impact of the accident was so high that the bike was struck at the back of the tractor .
Sahil was wearing helmet but he did not have a driving licence .
A case has been registered under death due to negligence and rash and negligent case against Sahil, while detained the tractor driver for further investigation.
The police have requested the people to drive slow on the highway especially during the early hours to avoid any eventualities due to fog and poor visibility .