Speeding bus hits car in Shivamogga: Car driver killed on spot, passengers in bus injured
Shivamogga: The driver of a car traveling from Shivamogga to Anavatti was killed on the spot as the car collided head-on with a private bus near Devikoppa in Shiralakoppa on Wednesday afternoon.
Some of the passengers in the private bus traveling from Anavatti to Shivamogga reportedly sustained minor injuries in the accident.
Eye-witnesses have said that the bus was traveling at high speed and collided with the car near Devikoppa as the bus driver lost control.
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As the car was heavily damaged due to the impact of the collision, the police who arrived at the accident spot struggled to get the driver's body out of the car, to take it to the government hospital. The identity of the deceased driver is yet to be ascertained.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
