Union minister Shripad Naik's wife and his close aide died in a road accident when the SUV they were travelling in met with an accident near Hillur-Hosakambi village in Ankola taluk on Monday. Naik’s wife Vijaya suffered head injuries and died while being brought to a private hospital in Ankola. One more person in the car died in a government hospital. The condition of Union minister Naik is said to be stable and he was shifted to Goa Medical College after preliminary treatment in Ankola.