Heavy vehicles banned on Balebare Ghat
Udupi, August 21: As there are chances of damaging the road and bridges on Balebare Ghat on State Highway 52 due to the movement of heavy vehicles and goods carriers, the district administration has banned the movement of heavy vehicles on the road with immediate effect till further orders.
In her order, Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis has banned the movement of all heavy vehicles like bullet tankers, fish cargo containers and long chassis vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles, multi-axle trucks, truck trailers and all kinds of heavy loaded goods vehicles plying through Kundapura.
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Five crushed to death after truck ploughs into tent in Kerala
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): At least five people, including two children, were killed and as many persons injured when a truck ploughed into the roadside tent where they were sleeping in this central Kerala district early on Tuesday, police said.
The victims, nomads living in tents set up along the highway, were struck by the truck on a national highway in Nattika, under the Valapad police station limits, at 4.30 am, they said.
The injured have been admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital, with the condition of two individuals reported as serious, police said.
Among the deceased are two children, aged one-and-a-half and four years. Two women were also killed.
The driver and cleaner of the vehicle have been taken into custody, police added.
