Car topples, hits divider after tyre burst on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway in Mandya; no casualties
Mandya: Securing their seat belts proved to be a lifeline to the passengers, including the driver, in a car, who were saved although the vehicle toppled, hit the divider and was badly damaged after one of its tyre burst near Maddur in Mandya district while traveling on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway on Saturday.
The left front tyre of the car burst when descending the flyover near Maddur, resulting in the car overturning and ramming into the divider. While the body of the car was badly damaged due to the intensity of the collision, parts of the vehicle also fell off it, on the highway.
The other users of the highway as well as the locals, who saw this, immediately got into action, to help the driver and the passengers come out of the damaged car.
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Maddur Traffic Police Sub-inspector GE Mahesh and other policemen visited the accident spot for an inspection. They also got the road cleared of the car debris, for traffic movement to return to normalcy. A case has been registered at the Maddur Traffic Police Station and the officers are investigating.
Sub-inspector Mahesh pointed out that the accident on Saturday did not end up being fatal or injurious as the passengers had worn their seat belts. He urged the road users to unfailingly follow traffic rules while driving on highways and take precautionary measures like wearing seat belts.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
