Puttur: two workers trapped due to landslide
Puttur: In an alarming incident at Kote road near Kemaji, two workers became reportedly trapped after a mound of mud fell on them during a repair job at Panaje Village on Thursday.
Reportedly, the two workers stuck beneath the ground are natives of Parpala in Panaje Village.
The two workers had gotten down into the drain where chicken waste was being thrown, to repair a pipe when the pipe reportedly broke causing the duo to fall into the hole. At this time, a JCB which was working on the excavation is said to have unknowingly caused the pile of excavated soil to fall into the hole where the workers had fallen. The workers are currently trapped beneath the soil in the drain, according to recent reports.
More details are awaited in this regard.
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Three injured in accident after private bus hits car in Karnataka's Mandya district
Mandya (Karnataka) (PTI): Three people were injured after a private tourist bus allegedly rammed into a car from behind in the early hours of Monday in Mandya district, police said.
The accident occurred around 4.30 am on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Budanur, within the limits of Mandya Rural police station.
According to police, the Kerala-bound bus was en route to Bengaluru via Mandya when it allegedly hit the car moving ahead, injuring its sole occupant, identified as Duraiswamy. Two passengers on the bus also sustained injuries. Following the accident, the bus allegedly crashed into a roadside barrier. All the injured were shifted to a hospital for treatment.
A case has been registered at Mandya Rural police station, and the bus has been seized. Further investigation is underway, police added.
