<p>A woman died when the car in which she was travelling to Tumakuru plunged into Tunga left bank canal at Gajanur near Shivamogga at 1 am on Thursday. The accident happened when the driver tried to avoid running over a snake on the road. </p>.<p>According to police, Sushma (35) is the deceased person.</p>.<p>She and her husband, Chetan Kumar, a security guard at Navodaya school at Gajanur, were heading towards Tumakuru to meet Chetan's mother, who was hospitalised.</p>.<p>The accident took place when the car skidded off the road and fell into the canal after the driver applied brake to avoid running over the snake.</p>.<p>Chetan screamed for help but nobody turned up as it was past midnight. After a few hours, villagers rushed to the spot and retrieved the body of the woman.</p>.<p>He survived the accident. Tunganagar police has registered a case. </p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>A woman died when the car in which she was travelling to Tumakuru plunged into Tunga left bank canal at Gajanur near Shivamogga at 1 am on Thursday. The accident happened when the driver tried to avoid running over a snake on the road. </p>.<p>According to police, Sushma (35) is the deceased person.</p>.<p>She and her husband, Chetan Kumar, a security guard at Navodaya school at Gajanur, were heading towards Tumakuru to meet Chetan's mother, who was hospitalised.</p>.<p>The accident took place when the car skidded off the road and fell into the canal after the driver applied brake to avoid running over the snake.</p>.<p>Chetan screamed for help but nobody turned up as it was past midnight. After a few hours, villagers rushed to the spot and retrieved the body of the woman.</p>.<p>He survived the accident. Tunganagar police has registered a case. </p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
