Mangaluru: Police arrest truck driver of Kadri road accident which killed school teacher on Sunday
Mangaluru: Local police on Monday arrested the truck driver who rammed into an auto-rickshaw on Sunday evening in which a school teacher Shailaja Rao (55) died on the spot while auto driver Vinod had sustained severe injuries.
The accused driver has been identified as Siddalinga Patil (29), a resident of Shirole village in Gadag District.
Siddalinga has been sentenced to 14-day judicial custody.
On Sunday evening, Siddalinga had rammed his truck to an auto-rickshaw in an attempt to avoid collision with another auto in Kadri. The incident had killed Shailaja Rao, a Kendriya Vidlaya Teacher in Panambur who was travelling in auto. Auto driver Vinod had sustained critical injuries in the accident.
A case in this regard had been registered at Mangaluru East Police Station after the accident. Police arrested Siddalinga on Monday.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
