Truck hits telephone pole, pedestrian dies
Kadaba: A man killed on the spot when a telephone poll fell on his head after getting hit by a truck in Kadaba on Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as 43-year-old Girish, a resident of Perabe in Kadaba taluk.
The poll fell on Girish’s head when the truck, belonging to Bhavani Soft Drinks, hit it while reversing near Alankaru.
Injured Girish was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to injuries.
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Five killed, 20 injured as pvt bus overturns in Chhattisgarh
Raipur (PTI): Five people were killed and 20 sustained injuries after a private bus they were travelling in overturned in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district on Friday, police said.
The bus from Kurdeg in neighbouring Jharkhand was heading towards Kunkuri town in Chhattisgarh, Jashpur's Senior Superintendent of Police, Lal Umed Singh, said.
The driver lost control of the wheel near Godaamba village under Tapkara police station area, causing the vehicle to overturn, he said.
Five passengers have died, while about 20 others sustained injuries, the official added.
Senior police officials and rescue teams rushed to the spot, and the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital, he said.
An investigation is underway, and further details are awaited, the official said.
