Seat belt saved me: Pathanamthitta Collector after road accident
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) (PTI): Pathanamthitta District Collector Prem Krishnan S on Sunday said that he escaped serious injuries as he was wearing the seat belt when his official vehicle met with an accident and flipped over.
On Friday, a private car rammed into the Collector's vehicle, flipping it over and injuring him, his security officer and the driver in the accident near Konni here.
However, the injuries were not serious as they were all wearing seat belts, Krishnan told a TV channel.
He said that he was sitting in the back of the vehicle and was wearing his seat belt due to which when the car was rammed and it flipped over, he was not thrown around inside it.
"It was also easy for the local to pull me out of the vehicle as I was wearing the seat belt," he added.
Describing the incident, Krishnan said that the offending vehicle came on the wrong lane at high speed to overtake 2-3 vehicles and hit his car, which was coming from the other direction.
"We were correctly moving in our lane, but other vehicle came head-on towards on the wrong side. Even though my driver tried to swerve away, the other car hit ours and flipped it over.
"As I was wearing the seat belt, I was not thrown around inside the car. It saved me," the Collector said.
A case of rash and negligent driving has been lodged against the driver of the offending vehicle.
The four occupants of the other vehicle also suffered injuries, police had said.
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Hanur: Woman tied to pole, assaulted after cattle destroy crop; police detain accused
Hanur: A woman farmer was allegedly tied to a pole and assaulted by members of a neighbouring family after cattle damaged her crop in GR Nagar village of Hanur taluk. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.
The woman has been identified as Kannamma, who had cultivated horse gram on her field. According to police sources, cattle belonging to Selvi entered the field and destroyed the crop. The incident reportedly led to a fresh confrontation between the two families, who are said to have had earlier disputes.
During the altercation, Selvi, Manju and Angamuthu allegedly tied Kannamma to a pole and assaulted her. The incident was recorded on a mobile phone and later circulated on social media platforms, bringing the matter to public attention.
Ramapura police rushed to the spot after receiving information and have taken Manju and Angamuthu into custody. An FIR has been registered in connection with the incident, and further investigation is underway.
Chamarajnagar Superintendent of Police Muthuraj also visited the village and inspected the spot as part of the ongoing inquiry.
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