Police vehicle escorting CM Yediyurappa's convoy overturns, two personnel injured
Chikkamagaluru: Two personnel from one of the vehicles that were escorting Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa’s convoy, sustained injuries when their escort vehicle toppled in Chikkamagaluru on Friday.
The incident took place on Friday afternoon in Chikkamagaluru district near Jenugadde.
One of the police jeeps that was escorting the CM’s convoy, overturned on the road, causing injuries to two police personnel who were traveling on the vehicle.
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BITS Pilani student killed, another injured as motorcycle collides with oil tanker in South Goa
Panaji (PTI): A 26-year-old student of BITS Pilani was killed, and another suffered grievous injuries after their motorcycle collided with an oil tanker in South Goa, police said on Sunday.
The accident occurred around 5.15 pm on Saturday near a junction at Upasnagar in the Zuari Nagar area, an official said.
He said that the tanker was heading towards Vasco town from Upasnagar when the driver, Pedro Ivo Medeira (66), allegedly took a right turn to enter another lane without ensuring the safety of the oncoming traffic.
The victim, Karan Narasimha Murthy, who was riding towards Verna from the BITS Pilani campus, crashed into the rear left side of the tanker.
Murthy and his friend, Soham Adhikari (26), another student of BITS Pilani, suffered grievous injuries and were rushed to a hospital, where the former succumbed to his injuries.
Adhikari is undergoing treatment at the Goa Medical College and Hospital in Bambolim, the official said, adding that the tanker driver was arrested and later released on bail.
