Doctor, two hospital staff members injured as ambulance overturns near Belthangady bridge
Belthangady: An ambulance belonging to a private hospital in Kakkinje overturned near the Belthangady bridge on Sunday night.
Three people who were in the ambulance, including a doctor, were injured in the accident. The doctor, identified as Dr Nithin, suffered a fracture in the hand and was admitted to a private hospital in Mangaluru for treatment.
The other two injured hospital staff members in the vehicle, identified as Rithesh and Husair, are receiving treatment at the Belthangady government hospital.
They had come to Belthangady in the ambulance to inquire about a medicine parcel when the accident occurred. While the men sustained injuries, the vehicle was crushed in the mishap.
The accident is said to have also resulted in a traffic jam that lasted about half an hour. The Belthangady traffic police, however, acted promptly with the cooperation of the locals and helped the free movement of vehicles resume on the route.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
