Karkala: Maurice Mendonca Dies in Accident, Days Before his Wedding
Daijiworld Media Network – Karkala (VM)
Karkala, Dec 5: In a tragic accident, a native of Karkala died on the spot after the car he was travelling in hit a bus near Channarayapatana in Hassan on Tuesday December 4.
The deceased has been identified as Maurice Mendonca (39), son of Inthru Mendonca from Jogulabettu in Karkala.
Maurice Mendonca, a contractor by profession, was also the president of BJP minority Morcha. He also used to give his car on rent.
Sources said that Maurice was slated to get married to a girl from Hassan on December 31. The incident took place when he was going to give the wedding invitation to the girl's family.
Maurice left for Hassan with his friend Maru from Jodukatte at around 10 pm on Monday December 3. In the beginning the car was driven by him till Hassan and later by Maru. At around 3.30 am, the car they were travelling in hit a bus which was parked without any indicator lights.
Maru is said to have escaped with minor injuries while the car was completely damaged.