MESCOM lineman dies of electrocution while repairing line in Shivamogga
Shivamogga: A MESCOM lineman died after being electrocuted while repairing an electrical line in Shikaripura town here on Sunday.
The deceased has been identified as Harish (45). He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
According to reports, Harish suffered the electric shock while carrying out repair work in front of the KEB station on Shivamogga Road in Shikaripura. He died on the spot.
Harish had earlier been working in the Dharmasthala area and was transferred to Shikaripura only three months ago.
Police from the Shikaripura Town Police Station visited the spot and have initiated further probe into the matter.
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36 injured as private bus plunges off bridge in Karnataka’s Shivamogga
Shivamogga (Karnataka) (PTI): Thirty-six people were injured on Monday after a private bus allegedly went out of control and plunged off a bridge in the district, police said.
The incident occurred at around 1.30 pm near Kagehalla in Veerapura village of Bhadravati taluk, they said.
According to police, the bus was travelling from Channagiri in Davanagere district to Bhadravati when the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle near a bridge across a stream.
The bus hit the bridge’s side barrier and overturned into the stream below, which had a very low water level.
A total of 36 people, including the driver and conductor, were injured in the accident, a senior police officer said.
Of them, 25 sustained minor injuries and were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, he added.
A case has been registered at the Bhadravati Rural police station, and further investigation is underway, police said.
