Three of a family, including a three-year-old boy, died on the same day in Kodala village in Wadagera taluk of Yadgir district on Wednesday.
The victims were identified as Pradeep (3), Shantamma (45) and Bhagyamma (20).
According to sources, Pradeep was suffering from vomitting and diarrhoea. He died on the way to Yadgir after preliminary treatment at the Community Health Centre in Bendebembali village.
Shocked by the boy’s passing away, his grandmother, Shantamma, who was with him, died in the hospital.
After an hour, her daughter and Pradeep’s aunt, Bhagyamma, also died in the district general hospital after complaining of serious health issues.
Shantamma and Bhagyamma may have died owing to high blood pressure, doctors said and added that the cause of these two deaths could be known only after autopsy.
The three deaths in a family in a day has shocked residents of Kodala village.
