Talapady: Two injured when car rams to bus station
Bantwala, July 13: Two persons including the driver sustained minor injuries when their car rammed the bus station as the driver lost the control over the vehicle, at Talapady on Bengaluru-Mangaluru National highway on Friday.
The injured were identified as Maripalla residents. The car which was moving towards Mangaluru from BC Road rammed the bus stand at a curve at Talapady as the driver lost control over the vehicle. The car turned turtle and damaged in the accident. Because of the accident, the traffic movement on the national high way was disturbed for some time.
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Gurupura: Bus-lorry collide near Bellibettu, drivers critically injured
6 Lakh in cash recovered during rescue operation
Bajpe: A private bus and a lorry collided head-on near Bellibettu bus stand on Wednesday, leaving both drivers seriously injured.
According to sources, the private bus was travelling from Mangaluru to Karkala and a lorry was heading towards Mangaluru.
The impact of the collision was severe, leaving the front portions of both the bus and the lorry completely crushed.
According to locals, the drivers of both vehicles were trapped inside the mangled vehicles and had to be rescued by cutting parts of the damaged vehicles using a gas cutter. Passengers travelling in the bus sustained minor injuries.
The injured drivers were shifted to a private hospital in the city for treatment. Personnel from the Bajpe police station visited the spot, conducted an inspection, and registered a case.
Meanwhile, it has been learnt that during the rescue operation, a local resident, Rafiq Gurupura, found around Rs 6 lakh in cash while cutting open parts of the bus.
The amount was subsequently handed over to the Bajpe police. The rescue operation was carried out by locals including Rafiq, Shivarama, Raoof, Fazil and others.
