5 vehicles damaged, passengers injured in serial accident near M’luru city
Mangaluru: A serial accident was witnessed at Kallapu near Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city on Sunday night, where five vehicles were damaged and many people injured.
The driver of an Innova car travelling from Thokkottu to Mangaluru overtook another car. As he suddenly turned the vehicle towards the left, the second car hit the Innova on the back bumper. This caused the Innova to whirl on the road, when another car coming down the road hit it. The passengers in the third car included ladies and 10 children.
A Swift car and a two-wheeler were also hit by the cars, furthering the impact of the collisions. All the five vehicles were damaged in the series of accidents.
Amrit, a student of a private college in Mangaluru, the rider of the two-wheeler and the passengers in the cars were injured and were admitted to hospital.
Mangalore Traffic South Police officials are investigating the incident.
During the visit to the spot, they found that the Innova car driver, whose rashness led to the mess, and the vehicle were missing from the accident site.
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4 militants arrested in Manipur
Imphal (PTI): Four militants belonging to two banned outfits have been arrested in Manipur for possession of firearms and involvement in extortion, a police statement said on Saturday.
Three militants belonging to the Kangleipak Communist Party (Peoples' War Group) outfit were arrested on Thursday for possessing firearms and extorting people, it said.
They have been identified as Chongtham Shyamchandra Singh (23), hailing from Imphal West district, and Maibam Suraj Khan (32) and Boghimayum Sahid Khan (30), who hail from Imphal East district.
Three 5.56 mm INSAS live cartridges, an empty case of .32 ammunition and three mobile phones were seized from their possession.
In another incident, a militant belonging to the banned United National Liberation Front (Ningon Macha group) was arrested on Thursday for illegal possession of firearms.
The arrested militant was identified as Sangomshumpham Warish (25), who hails from Lilong Haorou in Thoubal district. A .32 pistol and ammunition were seized from his possession, it added.
Meanwhile, security forces seized arms and ammunition during an area domination exercise in S Mongpi ridge in Kangpokpi district on Thursday.
A .303 rifle, a 9mm pistol, two SBBL guns, a 5.56mm INSAS LMG magazine, two hand grenades, two detonators, 16 cartridges and three tear smoke grenades were seized, it added.
