Udupi: A car reportedly crashed into a tanker in an accident that occurred in the early hours of Wednesday causing grievous injuries to personnel from the Home Guard unit at Udyavar.
The injured has been identified as Rakesh (27), a Home Guard personnel serving at Mulki Station. The grievously injured Rakesh was admitted to the Government Hospital in Ajjarakad initially and later transferred to a private hospital for further treatment, the police revealed.
Rakesh had reportedly finished his night duty around 5.30 am on Wednesday and was heading to his home in Udupi from Mulki in his car when this accident took place. After reaching Udyavar, Rakesh reportedly lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the rear end of a Tanker in front, causing the accident.

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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.
