Bidar: Truck collides with another broken-down truck on the road; Driver dies
Bidar: A tragic incident occurred when a truck collided with another broken-down truck on the road, resulting in the death of the driver near Tadola village in Basavakalayan taluk.
The deceased driver, Tirupati Dasare (36), a resident of Niragudi village, was driving a truck from Mumbai towards Hyderabad when, at around 10 PM last night, he failed to notice the stationary truck on the road and collided with it from behind. As a result, Tirupati died on the spot.
Due to the accident, traffic was disrupted. Upon receiving the news, the police arrived at the scene and used a JCB to move the affected trucks aside, restoring smooth traffic.
A case has been registered at the Basavakalayan traffic police station.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
