Padubidri: Rider dies in Scooter-Tanker accident
Padubidri, Sep.15: A scooter rider died on the spot after a tanker collided with the two wheeler in Hejamadi on Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as Jayaraj (55) a resident of Nejar in Udupi. Tanker driver Mohanraj, a resident of Goraguntepalya in Bengaluru sustained injuries.
The palm oil laden tanker moving from New Mangalore port lost control and jumped over the divider after hitting the divider before hitting the scooter moving towards Mulki. As a result rider was crushed under the tanker and died in a spot.
It is said that Jayaraj had recently returned from abroad and was working as a overseer of a house in Pakshikere. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.
A case has been filed in Padubidri police station.
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Low-intensity explosion outside Chandigarh bar-cum-lounge
Chandigarh (PTI): A low-intensity explosion occurred outside a bar-cum-lounge in the Sector 26 area of Chandigarh early on Tuesday, police said.
The explosion shattered the establishment's glass windows. No casualties were reported, they said.
CCTV camera footage from the area purported to show an unidentified person throwing something towards the bar-cum-lounge and a cloud of smoke then engulfing the place.
The police said they received a call regarding a "loud sound" from the area around 3:30 am. After inspecting the spot, the police team recovered jute rope pieces.
A team from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory collected the samples, the police said and added an investigation was underway.
