Rider dies as bus hits bike in Hosanagara
Kundapur, July 9: In a gruesome accident involving a bus and a bike rider died on the spot and a girl sitting pillion sustained injuries. The incident took place near Mastikatte in Hosanagara taluk in Shimoga district.
The deceased has been identified as Prasanna Shetty (26) resident of Idoor Kunhadi near Kollur. Pillion rider Arpita Shetty (23) sustained serious injuries and has been admitted to Manipal hospital.
The bus moving towards Tirupati via Mastikatte collided with the bike near Mastikatte. Arpita had completed her degree in Bhandarkars college this year. She is the resident of Ajri in Siddhapur.
The dead body of Prasanna was shifted to Hosanagara taluk hospital mortuary. A case has been filed in Hosanagara taluk police station.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
