Arkula: Bus proceeding from Puttur to Mangaluru topples; 16 injured
Bantwal: A bus collided with a car following a tyre burst and turned upside down near Adyar-Arkula national highway on Wednesday morning.
The driver of a private bus lost control over the vehicle following a tyre burst and collided with a car before turning turtle when the bus reached near Arkula. Since the bus toppled on the car, three passengers travelling in the four-wheeler sustained severe injuries. Several passengers travelling in the bus too reportedly injured in the incident.
The car, as well as the bus, have been damaged in the incident. The traffic movement was affected for some time on the highway as a large number of people gathered on the spot.
While a few injured persons have been rushed to local hospitals, several others have been admitted to various hospitals in Mangaluru.
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Tumkur: 24-year-old rider killed in car-bike head-on collision in Tiptur
Tiptur: A 24-year-old rider was killed on the spot in a head-on collision between his motorbike and a car near Bidiregudi of Kasaba hobli in the taluk.
The deceased rider, Vijay Kumar, was a resident of BL Koppalu Basaveshwara Nagara in Kasaba hobli, Arsikere taluk.
He was reportedly returning home after work at a welding factory near TM Manjunath Nagar Gate, Tiptur, when a car coming from the opposite direction collided with his bike near Bidiregudi. Vijay Kumar is said to have died at the spot due to the impact of the collision.
Locals have blamed the lack of signboards and other precautionary measures amid the construction of a four-lane national highway in the area, mainly between Bidiregudi and Konehalli. They have said that the carelessness of the National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI) has led to frequent accidents in the region.
“A meeting of officers from various government departments, including the police, was held recently under the chairmanship of the local legislator, but several NHAI officials were reportedly absent. Despite the meeting, officials appear careless in implementing safety measures, leading to a rise in accidents,” the locals said, demanding immediate action from the concerned authorities.
