Eight injured as bus to Subrahmanya falls into ditch near Kokkada
Belthangady: Several people on their way to Subrahmanya were reportedly injured as a bus toppled into a roadside drain after the driver lost control over the vehicle in Kokradi village on Sunday.
Around eight people were injured in the accident, said sources.
The passengers, who had reportedly traveled from Bengaluru to Dharmasthala, were now going for a visit to the Kukke Subrahmanya Temple. When they reached Moodubail in Kokradi village near Kokkada, the driver lost control over the bus, as a result of which, the vehicle fell into the drain by road.
The locals helped the passengers, taking the eight injured people to the hospital in Kokkada. Two of them were shifted to Ujire for further treatment, said sources.
Further information on the incident is awaited, the sources added.
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
