A doctor attached to a government hospital in Somwarpet died in a road accident at Chilkunda near Hunsur.
The deceased is Ravindran (59). A native of Mysuru, he had been to Mysuru after his mother succumbed to Covid-19, 15 days ago.
He was returning back to duty when the car in which he was travelling rammed a tree.
Though he was rushed to Mysuru for treatment, he breathed his last en route to the hospital.
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