Puttur: A collision between a private bus and a parked earthmover on the Bengaluru-Mangaluru National 75 stretch at Lavathadka near Nelyadi in the taluk late Sunday night resulted in the death of one person and left several others seriously injured.
The accident victim is identified as Shankaranarayana Bhat, a resident of Hermunde in Karkala, Udupi district. He is learned to have been traveling in the private sleeper bus that hit the earthmover that had been parked beside NH 75 at Lavathadka. Many of the passengers sustained injuries, while Bhat, who was grievously injured, died on the way to the hospital.
Nelyadi Police visited the accident site and held an inspection.
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Bengaluru: A 34-year-old man from Dakshina Kannada’s Bantwal taluk died in a road accident near Kudlu gate in the city on Tuesday.
The deceased has been identified as Muhammad Haris (34), a resident of Allipade near Ajilamogaru in Bantwal taluk.
Harris worked as a mechanic at a private AC company in Bengaluru and got married six months ago.
The incident reportedly occurred when Haris was riding a bike to work along with a colleague, when a goods vehicle allegedly rammed the bike from behind.
Haris reportedly succumbed to his injuries at the stop. His colleague, an Odisha native who was riding pillion, sustained serious injuries and has been admitted to the hospital.
Haris’ body is at the mortuary of St. John’s Hospital, Koramangala, and will be sent to his hometown after the postmortem.
HSR layout traffic police have registered a case.
