Kundapur :  Five persons were critically injured in a collision between two cars near Maski in Kiri Manjeshwar on Thursday August 15 evening. All the injured were members of the same family and were heading towards Shiroor to attend a function.

The mishap occurred when the Maruti Ritz car driver applied sudden brake to avert hitting dog. The Omni which was behind hit the Ritz. The Ritz car was heading towards Udupi from Murdeshwar.

 The injured are Rama Kharvi (68), his wife Laxmi Kharvi (58), son Sridar (34), Janardhan (31) and grandson Prajwal (14). Omni driver Siraj sustained minor injuries.

A case has been registered by Byndoor police.