Woman doctor dies after car crashes into lorry, husband and driver injured

BELAGAVI: A woman doctor died while her husband and car driver were injured in an accident on the Pune-Bengaluru highway near Hirebagewadi on Tuesday.

The deceased was identified as Dr Asha Koli (32) while her husband Dr Bheemappa Koli and car driver Mahesh Khota sustained injuries. The accident occurred when their SUV crashed into a lorry which was ahead of it.

Dr Asha hailed from Sanganakeri in Mudalgi taluk. The injured Dr Bheemappa Koli and Mahesh Khota were admitted to a private hospital in Belagavi. The Hirebagewadi police visited the spot and registered a case.