Puttur: Village accountant died in car-scooter collision
Puttur, October 15: A two-wheeler rider died when a car and scooter collided each other at Thingaladi of Kedambadi village in Puttur taluk on Sunday night.
The deceased has been identified as SB Sudesh Rai (28), of Keyyur village. He was working as village accountant at Punacha.
The car heading towards Kumbra from Thingaladi collided with the scooter coming from opposite direction and Sudesh sustained severe head injury. After the accident, the car driver escaped leaving the car. Noticing the injured person, Thingaladi auto drivers association president Naushad, with the help of Hasainar and Yusuf took him to a hospital in a car. But the doctor declared him brought dead.
Sudesh, son of late Guddappa Rai of Keyyur, also served as the village accountant of Olamogru in Puttur and recently transferred to Punacha. A case was registered at Sampya police station.
Humane work of Naushad appreciated
Though there were many people gathered on the accident sport after the incident, no one has come forward to take the injured person to a hospital. But auto driver Naushad who came on the same direction tried to shift the injured in his auto. Since Sudesh's leg was fractured, Naushad could not shift him in his auto. Later, he took the help of a local person to shift him in a car and admitted to the hospital. People appreciated the humane gesture of Naushad.
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Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 58 runs
Ahmedabad, Apr 9 (PTI): Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 58 runs in their Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday.
Chasing 218 for a win, the Royals were all out for 159 in 19.2 overs.
Shimron Hetmyer top-scored for RR with a 32-ball 52 while captain Sanju Samson chipped in with a 28-ball 41.
For GT, Prasidh Krishna took three wickets while Rashid Khan and Sai Kishore got two each.
Earlier, Sai Sudharsan struck a breezy 82 to help GT post 217 for 6.
Sudharsan's 53-ball innings was studded with eight fours and three sixes, while M Shahrukh Khan and Jos Buttler made 36 each.
Brief Scores:
Gujarat Titans: 217 for 6 in 20 overs (Sai Sudharsan 82, Jos Buttler 36, M Shahrukh Khan 36; Maheesh Theekshana 2/54, Tushar Deshpande 2/53).
Rajasthan Royals: 159 all out in 19.2 overs (Shimron Hetmyer 52, Sanju Samson 41; Prasidh Krishna 3/24, Rashid Khan 2/37, Sai Kishore 2/20).
