Youngster on way to work dies as vehicle collides with his scooter on NH 66 at Mukka
Surathkal: In a road accident that reportedly occurred on the National Highway 66, Ganesh Devadiga, a 27-year-old youngster from Indiranagar in Haleyangadi, died as a vehicle hit his two-wheeler at the Mukka Junction on Thursday morning.
Ganesh, who was employed at the Panambur port, was traveling to work on his two-wheeler at around 7 am on Thursday. At Mukka Junction, he slowed his vehicle seeing the barricades on the road there, but the speeding vehicle behind him rammed into the youngster’s scooter.
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Ganesh reportedly sustained serious injuries due to the collision and was taken immediately to a private hospital but the doctors at the hospital declared that he was already dead.
Mangaluru (North Division) Traffic Police have registered a case and investigation is underway regarding the road accident resulting in Ganesh’s death.
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Over half a dozen passenger trains cancelled for three days due to elephant movements
Jamshedpur (PTI): Over half a dozen passenger trains will remain cancelled for three days from December 22 under the Chakradharpur division of South Eastern Railway due to the movement of elephants, a railway statement said on Sunday.
The Memu train services will remain cancelled between December 22 to 24, a South Eastern Railway statement said.
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Movement of a herd of elephants has been noticed near rail tracks between Chakradharpur (Jharkhand's Singhbhum)-Jharsuguda (Odisha) section of the division, especially Bandamuna during night, said Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Chakradharpur division of S E Railway, Aditya Choudhary.
The train services are being slowed down, causing traffic congestion and subsequently delaying train movements, he said.
The trains which will remain cancelled due to elephant movements in the section include 68025/68026(Ckp-Rou-Ckp), 68043/68044 (Tata-Rou-Tata), 18175/18176(Hte-Jsg-Hte), 68029/68030 (Rou-Jsg-Rou), 58151/58152 (Brmp-Bxf-Brmp) PASS, 68125/68126 (Tata-Bbn-Tata) MEMU, 68019/68020 (Tata-Gua-Tata) Memu, 68010/68009/68006 (Ckp-Tata-Kgp-Ckp) Memu, it added.
