Nettana: A youngster reportedly committed suicide by coming under a running train on Monday night near Subramanya road railway station near Nettana here.
The deceased man is suspected to be Pawan Kumar, a resident of Ullal in Mangaluru.
The identification of the deceased was done using a bank passbook that was found near the dead body on railway track.
The body was found by a local on railway track who immediately contacted railway officials and informed them about the incident. The deceased man’s age is estimated to be around 30 years. The reason for the man’s decision to end life has not yet been ascertained.
Investigations are underway and a case has been registered.
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Kundapur: Two persons died and several students were injured after a college tour bus rammed into a tanker and a goods lorry parked by the roadside near Maravanthe Beach in Trasi on Wednesday afternoon.
The bus was carrying final-year B.Com students of Rambhapuri College from Shivamogga district. According to sources, the group had left for the tour two days ago.
There were around 50 persons in the bus, including 24 male students and 23 female students.
The students had visited Murdeshwar and were travelling towards Udupi on Wednesday when the accident occurred.
Police said the bus driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, following which the bus first hit a parked gas tanker and then crashed into a goods lorry stationed ahead.
The front portion of the bus was badly mangled in the impact. Preliminary information said the bus cleaner and a cooking assistant travelling with the group died in the accident. Several injured students were shifted to different hospitals in Kundapur for treatment.
