Padubidri: Over-speeding car jumps road divider, hit bus on other lane; one killed three injured
Padubidri: In a tragic road accident, a 21-year old girl died while three others sustained injuries when their car rammed into a private bus here near Beedu in Padubidri on Monday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Nikshita (21), a resident of Kappu Padavu in Mangaluru.
The injured victims have been identified as Dhanush (23), Harshini (17) and Gurukiran who has sustained critical injuries and is being treated at a private hospital in Udupi.
According to the reports, the over-speeding car was travelling towards Udupi when the driver lost the control over wheels and ran over from road divider before ramming the vehicle into a bus that was running on the other side of the road, travelling in opposite direction.
Local struggled for more than 30 mins to take out the body of Nikshita.
Local police rushed to the spot and a case in this regard has been registered.
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Two killed as college tour bus crashes into parked tanker, lorry near Maravanthe
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.
