KSRTC bus and auto rickshaw collide in Puttur, one dead
Puttur: In a tragic incident late Saturday night, an auto rickshaw returning from Madikeri to Puttur, after completing Lok Sabha election duties, collided with a KSRTC bus near Mukrampadi on the Mani Mysore National Highway. The collision claimed the life of the auto-rickshaw driver, identified as Jaison (30).
The collision occurred around 2 am when the bus heading towards Puttur collided with the rickshaw travelling in the opposite direction. The impact was severe, resulting in the complete crushing of the rickshaw, with Jaison trapped inside.
Despite the efforts of the fire service, he succumbed to his injuries before being extracted from the wreckage.
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Head, Abhishek fifties power SRH to 10-wicket win over LSG
Hyderabad, May 8: Blazing fifties by Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma powered Sunrisers Hyderabad to a 10-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants here on Wednesday.
Head (89 not out, 30b) and Abhishek (75 not out, 28b) pummelled LSG bowlers for their stand for the opening wicket, and raced past the target of 166 in just 9.4 overs.
Earlier, Ayush Badoni's unbeaten fifty carried LSG to 165 for four on a slow pitch.
For the Super Giants, Badoni (55 not out) and Pooran (48 not out) played handy knocks.
Pooran and Badoni added 99 runs for the unbroken fifth wicket for SRH.
For SRH, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the most successful bowler (2/12).
Brief scores:
Lucknow Super Giants: 165/4 in 20 overs (KL Rahul 29, Nicholas Pooran 48 not out, Ayush Badoni 55 not out; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/12).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 167 for no loss in 9.4 overs (Travis Head 89 not out , Abhishek Sharma 75 not out).
