Landslide in Sakleshpur: Six trains on Hassan-Mangaluru stalled
passengers look for alternative travel means
Sakleshpur: The Hassan-Mangaluru trains were halted late Friday night following a landslide between kilometer markers 42 and 43 near Ballupete of Sakleshpur taluk that resulted in not only a heavy load of soil but also trees falling on the railway line.
Six trains on the route, at six major points like Sakleshpur, Yedakumeri, Shiribagilu and Aldur were stayed, to prevent casualties due to the landslide on the railway track nearing midnight on Friday.
Thousands of passengers who travel in these trains have not only been stranded but also struggling to find other ways to reach their destination. Officers of the South Western Railways are making arrangements to provide them alternative means of transport.
The concerned officials are also working at clearing the debris from the railway track.
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Five crushed to death after truck ploughs into tent in Kerala
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): At least five people, including two children, were killed and as many persons injured when a truck ploughed into the roadside tent where they were sleeping in this central Kerala district early on Tuesday, police said.
The victims, nomads living in tents set up along the highway, were struck by the truck on a national highway in Nattika, under the Valapad police station limits, at 4.30 am, they said.
The injured have been admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital, with the condition of two individuals reported as serious, police said.
Among the deceased are two children, aged one-and-a-half and four years. Two women were also killed.
The driver and cleaner of the vehicle have been taken into custody, police added.
