Union minister Shripad Naik was injured and his wife killed after the car they were travelling in met with an accident near a village in Ankola Taluk of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka on Monday.
According to the police, the minister’s wife died on the spot. Three other people are seriously injured, they further said.
The minister and his wife were enroute to Gokarna from Yellapur when the incident took place, the police said, adding that the car they were travelling in turned turtle. A police case has been registered.