Kasargod: Bus-Lorry Collision at Kumble Leaves 15 Injured
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Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (JN/VA)
Kasargod, Nov 4: In a head-on collision between KSRTC Bus and a lorry, near Kumble National Highway, beside Kumble Devi Talkies, here at least 15 commuters sustained injuries.
The accident occurred on Friday November 4 at around 8.30 am.
Those victims are identified as Mallika (40) of Bekoor, Missriya(23) of Pachlampare, Bhaskar(65) of Krishnanagar, Priya (24) of Naya Bazaar in Uppala, Sameer(28) of Mogral, Manjunath(30) of Kumble, Sathish(28) of Manjeshwar, Narayana(35) of Madhur, Vishwanath(48), Anish, Jeevan, a student (15) of Mannamguyi, Akshay (18), Vishwanath(30) of Kotekar in Ullala and the Lorry driver Rohith of Maharashtra.
All of them have been admitted to nearby hospitals. The KSRTC Bus was plying from Mangalore to Kasargod and the lorry was transporting rubber sheets to Mangalore. Traffic was disrupted for a while after the head on collision.