Car gutted in fire accident on NH 66 near Surathkal
Surathkal: A car traveling along National Highway 66 near the old toll gate of the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) in Surathkal was completely destroyed after a fire broke out inside the vehicle on Thursday morning.
The car, reportedly a BMW, was en route from Udupi to Mangaluru when the fire ignited near the NITK campus. Fortunately, no casualties were reported, and all passengers managed to escape unhurt.
Local residents, who noticed the fire, alerted the fire brigade. Firefighters arrived at the scene to extinguish the flames, but the vehicle was already gutted by the time they reached. Officers from Mangaluru Traffic (North Division) and the Surathkal Police were also present at the site after receiving information about the incident.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Over half a dozen passenger trains cancelled for three days due to elephant movements
Jamshedpur (PTI): Over half a dozen passenger trains will remain cancelled for three days from December 22 under the Chakradharpur division of South Eastern Railway due to the movement of elephants, a railway statement said on Sunday.
The Memu train services will remain cancelled between December 22 to 24, a South Eastern Railway statement said.
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Movement of a herd of elephants has been noticed near rail tracks between Chakradharpur (Jharkhand's Singhbhum)-Jharsuguda (Odisha) section of the division, especially Bandamuna during night, said Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Chakradharpur division of S E Railway, Aditya Choudhary.
The train services are being slowed down, causing traffic congestion and subsequently delaying train movements, he said.
The trains which will remain cancelled due to elephant movements in the section include 68025/68026(Ckp-Rou-Ckp), 68043/68044 (Tata-Rou-Tata), 18175/18176(Hte-Jsg-Hte), 68029/68030 (Rou-Jsg-Rou), 58151/58152 (Brmp-Bxf-Brmp) PASS, 68125/68126 (Tata-Bbn-Tata) MEMU, 68019/68020 (Tata-Gua-Tata) Memu, 68010/68009/68006 (Ckp-Tata-Kgp-Ckp) Memu, it added.
