One dead, 4 injured in serial accident in Bantwal taluk
Bantwal: One person died and four others were injured in a serial accident involving two cars and a bus in Manihalla here on Friday.
A E Praveen Joshi, who worked with Mescom (Vitla) and was in one of the cars, is learned to have died in the accident.
Joshi was travelling in his car from Madva Mane in Vagga, while the second car was going from Bantwal to Vagga. The two cars collided forcefully in Manihalla, which is situated within Bantwal Town Municipality limits, said sources.
A KSRTC bus, which was behind the collided cars, hit the vehicles in front too.
The front of Joshi’s car has been shattered due to the impact of the collision. As a result, the people who rushed to help the accident victims had to struggle to get Joshi out of his vehicle. He was admitted to a private hospital in Mangaluru, but failed to respond to the treatment and died, the sources added.
Four passengers, who were in the other car, were injured and have also been admitted to a private hospital in Mangaluru.
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M'luru: School physical education teacher’s body found under mysterious circumstances in well
Ullal: The body of a 51-year-old physical education teacher was found in a well at his residence in Kondana, under the limits of Kotekar town, on Friday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Prabhakar Jogi, who was serving as a physical education teacher at the Government School in Kallarakodi, Naringana village. Police suspect that he may have died by suicide, allegedly due to health-related issues.
According to police, Prabhakar had dropped his daughter at Uchila School earlier in the day for the school anniversary programme and returned home.
He was later preparing to attend the same event along with his wife and son, when he suddenly went missing. A search was launched by family members, following which his body was found in the well located at his house.
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Police said that Prabhakar Jogi was reportedly suffering from a neurological disorder. He had served in several schools across Ullal taluk and was actively involved in organisations of physical education teachers.
Ullal police visited the spot, conducted an inspection and sent the body for post-mortem examination.
In his complaint to the police, Prabhakar’s son, Sai Tejas, stated that his father had jumped into the well and that there was no suspicion surrounding the death.
Based on the complaint, a case has been registered and further investigation is underway.
