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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Death toll from Israeli strikes in northeast Lebanon rises from 8 to 24, Lebanese news agency says
Deir al-Balah, Nov 1: Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 24 people in northeastern Lebanon, the country's news agency said, raising the death toll from eight there.
It was the latest deadly toll in the area since the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah escalated last month.
Israel's military has said that its operation in Lebanon is targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure.
Lebanon's state National news Agency reported four airstrikes in different villages across country's northeast, saying rescuers were still searching for survivors in Younine, a town in the Bekaa Valley, from the rubble of a targeted house.
Hussein Haj Hassan, a Lebanese lawmaker representing the region in Baalbek-Hermel region, said that 60,000 people have already fled their homes in the area due to Israeli bombardment.
