Two killed on spot in head-on collision between private bus, truck in Mysuru
Mysuru: In a road accident reported early Friday morning, two men were killed on the spot as a private bus and a truck collided head-on on the Mysuru-Mangaluru National Highway stretch near Jadaganakoppalu Gate.
The driver of the bus, which was traveling from Kozhikode to Bengaluru, is said to have attempted to avoid hitting a log that had fallen on the road near Jadaganakoppalu Gate and ended colliding with the truck, which was found to have been carrying cement and traveling from Mysuru to Hunsur.
The driver and the cleaner of the bus, who are learned to have been natives of Wayanad district of Kerala, were killed on the spot in the accident. Several others in the bus are said to have sustained injuries.
The bags of cement were seen fallen on the road due to the intensity of the collision. The front of the bus was completely destroyed.
Further details on the incident are awaited.
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Karnataka: Six men break into jewellery shop; loot gold, silver worth over Rs 40 lakh
Haveri (Karnataka) (PTI): Six unidentified men allegedly broke into a jewellery shop and decamped with gold and silver articles worth over Rs 40 lakh in this district in the wee hours of Saturday, police said.
The theft occurred at a jewellery shop in Chikkanshihosur village in Hanagal taluk of Haveri district between 1.45 am and 2.30 am, they said.
According to police, the six men, with their faces covered and wearing gloves, allegedly broke into the shop after midnight by cutting open both shutters.
After gaining entry, they covered three of the four CCTV cameras installed inside the shop and decamped with a safe locker. However, their act was recorded on one CCTV camera that was not covered.
Citing preliminary investigations, a senior police officer said 19 kg of silver items worth Rs 21 lakh and 219 grams of gold ornaments worth Rs 22 lakh were stolen from the shop.
A case of theft has been registered, he said.
“We have some clues about the vehicle used to transport the stolen jewellery, and efforts are underway to trace the vehicle and nab the suspects involved in the theft,” he added.
Further investigation is underway.
