Ankola: NWKRTC bus falls into ditch as driver fails to maouevre steep turn at Vaddi Ghat; 49 injured
Ankola: In a road accident that reportedly occurred in the taluk on Saturday night, 49 people including the driver of a state transport bus were injured as the bus fell into a trench at a turn on the Vaddi Ghat. No casualty was reported in the accident.
The North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) bus was taking 49 passengers from Ballari to Kumta.
With the road work going on along the Kumta-Sirsi stretch, vehicles have been forbidden from using route. The NWKRTC bus involved in the accident on Saturday diverted to the Vaddi Ghat route. The driver, however, failed to manouevre on a dangerous turn on the Ghat and, as a result, the vehicle fell into the ditch and repeatedly toppled three times.
The passengers reportedly sustained minor injuries and the locals helped to get them out of the ditch immediately. The passengers were sent in private vehicles for treatment at hospitals in Ankola and Kumta.
The matter was brought to the notice of Ankola Police and Transport Department officials, who rushed to the scene and inspected the situation.
The locals as well as Zilla Panchayat member GM Shetty told the officials that the turns on the Vaddi Ghat were dangerous and steep, making it difficult for drivers to manage. They urged the officers to widen and repair the road and take additional safety measures to prevent accidents along the route.
A case has been filed at the Ankola Police Station and investigation is on.
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Prasidh, Kuldeep limit South Africa to 270 after De Kock's hundred
Visakhapatnam (PTI): India fought back gallantly through Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav after Quinton de Kock struck his 23rd hundred, keeping South Africa to a manageable 270 in the third and series-deciding final ODI, here Saturday.
India won the toss after judging the spin of the coin incorrectly 20 times in a row. They had little hesitation in inserting the Proteas into bat, a clear indication of dew factor dominating the thought.
After Arshdeep Singh sent back Ryan Rickelton early, De Kock (106, 89b, 8x4, 6x4) struck his seventh century against India and put on 113 runs off 124 balls with skipper Temba Bavuma (48, 67b) as the visitors moved to a healthy position.
De Kock was severe on Prasidh (4/66), who erred on length continuously in his first spell (2-0-27-0). The left-hander biffed the pacer for 6, 6, 4 in his second over to milk 18 runs.
The 32-year-old quickly pounced on anything that was short, and pacers Prasidh and Harshit offered him plenty of feed on his pet areas.
Bavuma was more sedate, and made runs through those typical dabs and jabs, occasionally unfurling a drive of elan.
De Kock moved to fifty in 42 balls, and never let the tempo down reaching his hundred in 79 balls.
India found temporary relief when Ravindra Jadeja induced a false slash from Bavuma to get caught by Virat Kohli at point.
The tourists got another move on through a 54-run partnership between De Kock and Matthew Breetzkle for the third wicket, and at 168 for two in 28 overs they were in a good position to press on.
But Breetzke's punishment of part-time spinner Tilak Varma forced a rethink in the Indian camp, as skipper KL Rahul brought back Prasidh for a second spell.
What a masterstroke it turned out to be! The Karnataka man broke the back of South Africa’s top and middle order in an exceptional second spell (4-0-11-3).
Breetzke was the first man to go, trapped plumb in front with a straight one and four balls later Aiden Markram uppishly chipped a fuller delivery to Kohli at short covers.
Prasidh soon castled De Kock, whose ugly cross-batted swipe failed to connect a full length delivery from the pacer.
All of a sudden, SA found themselves at a shaky 199 for five, losing three wickets in the space of three overs.
Once Prasidh was done away with the top and middle-order, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep (4/41) took over and mopped up the tail as SA fell short of even a par total on this track.
