Mangalore: Teacher Dead, Four Others Injured as Tanker Hits Car
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (BG)
Mangalore, Oct 10: A teacher was killed in an accident that occured on NH 66 near Kuntikan here on Wednesday October 10 night between the car she was travelling in and a tanker.
The deceased has been identified as Jayalaxmi, a teacher of Yenepoya school in Jappinamogaru.
She was travelling along with her husband Ashok Kumar, who is also a teacher in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Yekkur and three other teachers.
The accident occured when the tanker, while overtaking, lost control and hit the car which was moving in the same direction. The impact was such that the car rolled over.
Jayalaxmi who sustained serious injuries was rushed to hospital, where she was pronounced brought dead. Ashok and the other three teachers were also injured and admitted to hospital.
It is said that they were on their way to their quarters in Panambur. Traffic west police have registered a case.