Car topples, hits divider after tyre burst on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway in Mandya; no casualties
Mandya: Securing their seat belts proved to be a lifeline to the passengers, including the driver, in a car, who were saved although the vehicle toppled, hit the divider and was badly damaged after one of its tyre burst near Maddur in Mandya district while traveling on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway on Saturday.
The left front tyre of the car burst when descending the flyover near Maddur, resulting in the car overturning and ramming into the divider. While the body of the car was badly damaged due to the intensity of the collision, parts of the vehicle also fell off it, on the highway.
The other users of the highway as well as the locals, who saw this, immediately got into action, to help the driver and the passengers come out of the damaged car.
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Maddur Traffic Police Sub-inspector GE Mahesh and other policemen visited the accident spot for an inspection. They also got the road cleared of the car debris, for traffic movement to return to normalcy. A case has been registered at the Maddur Traffic Police Station and the officers are investigating.
Sub-inspector Mahesh pointed out that the accident on Saturday did not end up being fatal or injurious as the passengers had worn their seat belts. He urged the road users to unfailingly follow traffic rules while driving on highways and take precautionary measures like wearing seat belts.
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Delhi records high of 32.7 deg C; AQI remains 'moderate'
New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.
The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
