One dead as car hits bus stand near Tiger Circle in Manipal
Manipal: A 21-year-old man died and another person was seriously injured after a car hit a bus stand near Tiger Circle in Manipal on Monday night.
The deceased has been identified as Karthikeya Sharma (21). The injured, Hersh Harding, who was also in the car, is undergoing treatment at Manipal Hospital.
According to police, the car was travelling at high speed from Eshwar Nagar towards Syndicate Circle when the driver lost control and hit the bus stand.
The vehicle overturned following the impact, and Karthikeya Sharma, who was driving, died on the spot.
Police have registered a case at Manipal Police Station, and further investigation is underway.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
