Karnataka minister Laxmi Hebbalkar suffers neck, spine fractures in Belagavi car accident

Women and child welfare minister Laxmi Hebbalkar suffered neck and spine fractures, and her MLC brother Channaraj Hattiholi sustained minor injuries after their car crashed into a tree near Kittur taluk on Tuesday. The accident occurred as the driver swerved to avoid two dogs on the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway.