Mangalore: Two Killed on Spot in Car-Bus Collision at Jeppinamogeru
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (VM)
Mangalore, Jul 7: Two persons were killed on the spot and another critically injured in an accident at Jeppinamogeru here on Saturday July 7 at around 2.15 pm, when the car they were travelling in rammed into a bus.
The deceased have been identified as Ashvith Alva (20) and Suguna (70). Two others, Geeta Alva and 12-year-old Sharavu Alva were injured. Among them Geeta is said to critical. Another boy in the bus was also said to have sustained injuries.
Suguna was the sister of DK zilla panchayat former president Sadananda Poonja.
The accident occured when the Wagon R car moving from Asaigoli overtook a tanker and rammed into a bus (KA 19 C 5566, route number 51 E) plying from Mangalore and Konaje. It is said that the bus was on the wrong side.
The impact of the accident was such that both Ashvith, who was driving the Wagon R, and Suguna died on the spot, and the car was badly smashed.
The injured have been admitted to Indiana and Omega hospitals.
The driver of the bus fled from the spot immediately after the accident.
Kankanady rural police have registered a case.