Uppala accident: Minister Khader expresses condolence
Mangaluru, July 09: The ghastly accident occurred in Uppala on the wee hours of Monday pained him. Such heart-rending incident should not have happened, said Urban Development and Housing Minister UT Khader.
Five persons of Samanige area on KC Road died in the accident. Let the God give courage to their family members, relatives and even the people of the city to bear the loss of lives, he said.
As the Minister was in the Assembly Session, he directed the authorities concerned to take up all possible precautionary measures. He is in contact with the medical officers, hospital and police department. Local elected representatives have made all arrangements following the direction of the minister, it is said.
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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
