Truck topples on NH 66 after hitting divider near Byndoor; Driver, cleaner injured
Kundapur: In a road accident near Byndoor, on National Highway 66 at Uppunda Shalebagilu, a lorry driver and cleaner sustained serious injuries when their truck hit the divider and toppled on the highway.
The driver, identified as 32-year-old Vishwanath from Nayakanakatte, and the cleaner, whose identity is yet to be confirmed, are currently undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
The incident occurred as the truck, en route from Byndoor to Kundapur on National Highway 66, lost control near a turn at Shalebagilu. The driver's inability to maintain control resulted in the truck colliding with the divider and overturning on the road. Another goods transport truck, traveling from Mangaluru to Belagavi, is reported to have collided with the overturned truck on NH 66.
The Byndoor Police conducted an inspection at the accident site, revealing severe damage to the first truck due to the impact of the collision. Investigations into the incident are underway.
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8 dead, dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port
Kyiv (AP): Eight people were killed and 27 wounded in a Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa, southern Ukraine, late on Friday, Ukraine's Emergency Service said on Saturday morning.
Some of the wounded were on a bus at the epicentre of the overnight strike, the service said in a Telegram post. Trucks caught fire in the parking lot, and cars were also damaged.
The port was struck with ballistic missiles, said Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa region.
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Elsewhere, Ukrainian forces hit a Russian warship and other facilities with drones, Ukraine's General Staff said in a statement on Saturday.
The nighttime attack on Friday hit the Russian warship “Okhotnik,” according to the statement posted to the Telegram messaging app.
The ship was patrolling in the Caspian Sea near an oil and gas production platform. The extent of the damage is still being clarified, the statement added.
A drilling platform at the Filanovsky oil and gas field in the Caspian Sea was also hit. The facility is operated by Russian oil giant Lukoil. Ukrainian drones also struck a radar system in the Krasnosilske area of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
