Chikkamagaluru: 15-year-old school girl dies, another injured after over-speeding private bus hits
Chikkamagaluru: A 15-year-old school girl was killed and a 14-year-old girl was seriously injured after being hit by an over-speeding private bus when they were waiting for the bus by the road in Kaval Duggapura village of Tarikere taluk, Chikkamagaluru district, on Thursday morning.
The deceased school girl is identified as Tulasi while Niveditha, who was injured, is being treated at the McGann Hospital in Shivamogga.
The driver of the private bus allegedly lost control over the vehicle, which was on high speed, and hit a group of school children standing by the road. Tulasi and Niveditha were grievously injured as a result of the collision and were taken to the McGann Hospital for treatment. Tulasi, however, died as she could not respond to the treatment. Five other students in the group, who were also hit by the bus, are learned to be safe.
Tarikere Police officers visited the accident spot for an inspection. The locals have urged the authorities concerned to take action in the matter. "Many of the private buses are driven at high speed, leading to several fatal accidents. The authorities should pass an order to limit the speed at which the private buses are driven," they have asked.
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11 more bodies retrieved from Arunachal accident site
Itanagar (PTI): Eleven more bodies were retrieved on Saturday from the deep gorge in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district, where a mini-truck on which 22 labourers from Assam were travelling fell, an official said.
With this, 17 bodies have been recovered from the accident site, Anjaw's deputy commissioner Milo Kojin said.
He said three more bodies will be brought out on Sunday.
The operation, being conducted by a joint team of the NDRF and Army, resumed at 6 am.
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"The retrieval process was extremely difficult because of the treacherous terrain, and the gorge is very deep," Kojin said.
The operation was suspended around 4 pm due to low visibility and will be resumed on Sunday morning, he said.
"One person is still missing, and a search operation will be carried out tomorrow," he added.
The accident happened on the evening of December 8, around 40 km from Hayuliang towards Chaglagam in the district. On the evening of December 10, one survivor managed to climb out of the gorge and reach a nearby Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) labour camp, following which the authorities were alerted.
Six bodies were recovered from the gorge on Friday and handed over to their families on Saturday.
