Mangalore: 22 Injured as Bus Rolls off Road at Kalappu
Pics: Spoorthi Ullal / Ramesh Pandith
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (NM/VM)
Mangalore, Jun 27: A private bus plying from State Bank in the city to Talapady met with an accident in front of Kanachur Mill at Kalappu here on Wednesday June 27, resulting in injuries to several passengers and the driver.
At the accident spot, a portion on one side of the road is under repair. The spot is slippery and is covered with mud and jelly stones.
The accident occured when the driver of the bus (No 43a, KA 19 AE 9122), in an attempt to overtake another bus plying to Talapady, veered off to under-repair road and rolled over the side.
It is said that the other bus was plying on the old part of the road, and the Maroli bus driver steered to the wrong side over the new road to overtake. Also, it is said that there was another bus plying from the opposite direction. In the resulting confusion, the Maroli bus driver lost control.
As many as 22 people including driver Krishna Shetty of Talapady and conductor Suresh were injured. Krishna and Suresh are said to be critical.
Of the injured, nine have been admitted to Fr Muller Hospital in Mangalore, eight in Sahara Hospital and five in Netaji hospital in Thokkottu.
Ratan Monteiro (18), his brother Reevan Monteiro, Lavanya Kondana (21), Althaf Sankolige and Deepak Boliyar are among the injured admitted to Sahara hospital.
MLA U T Khader visited the spot. Speaking to Daijiworld, he blamed the negligence of the driver and also the road constructors in not installing sign boards. He said that he has called a meeting of flyover constructors next week where this issue would be discussed.
More details awaited.