Bhatkal: Teen killed in tragic accident at Tenginagundi Cross on National Highway
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Bhatkal: In a tragic road accident near Tenginagundi Cross on the National Highway, a young scooter rider was killed on the spot late Wednesday night.
The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Mohtasham (18), son of Anees Mohtasham, a resident of Firdous Nagar, Bhatkal.
According to reports, a plywood-laden lorry was travelling from Kerala to Mumbai when a scooter suddenly entered the highway from Tenginagundi Cross and collided with the speeding truck. The accident occurred around midnight between Wednesday and Thursday.
Sources said that Muhtashim was a student at Ali Public College, located near his residence in Firdous Nagar.
Soon after the incident, a large crowd gathered at the accident spot. The Bhatkal Town Police reached the site, shifted the body to the government hospital mortuary, and registered a case.
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SWR announces special trains for passengers stranded by large-scale IndiGo cancellations
Bengaluru (PTI): The South Western Railway on Saturday announced a series of special trains, in coordination with Central, South Eastern and Southern Railways, to clear stranded passengers following large-scale IndiGo flight cancellations across the country.
The special services will operate between December 6 and 10 on high-demand routes, including Bengaluru–Chennai, Bengaluru–Pune, Yesvantpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin, Shalimar–Yelahanka and Ernakulam–Yelahanka, officials said.
According to an official statement, SWR will run Train No. 06255/06256 between Chennai Egmore and KSR Bengaluru, 06257/06258 between Bengaluru and MGR Chennai Central, 06259/06260 between Yesvantpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin, and 06263/06264 between Bengaluru and Pune.
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Central Railway will operate Train No. 01413/01414 between Pune and Bengaluru, while South Eastern Railway will run Train No. 08073/08074 between Shalimar and Yelahanka. Southern Railway will operate Train No. 06147/06148 between Ernakulam and Yelahanka, the statement said.
Railways has advised passengers to check updated timings on its official channels and arrive early at stations.
For at least five days in a row, IndiGo flight operations have been significantly disrupted, with a large number of cancellations and delays causing hardships to thousands of passengers. In many cases, baggage has been misplaced.
