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Mangalore: Hump snuffs out life of medical student, another injured

  •   Mon, Jan 27 2014 08:29:50 AM

Mangalore: Hump snuffs out life of medical student, another injured

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Jan 27: A medical student from Bagalkot died in a tragic road accident at Bejai Kapikad here on Sunday January 26.

The deceased has been identified as Akshay Godi (20). His friend Sanjeev H Gowda (20) from Hassan, sustained injuries.

It is said that Akshay and Sanjeev had come to Mangalore to attend an old students' reunion on Sunday. They came by bus together on Saturday and were staying at a friend's house in Kuntikan.

On Sunday, Akshay was riding a Bullet bike with Sanjeev sitting pillion. When they reached Bejai Kapikad petrol pump, Akshay lost control over the bike when moving over a hump and hit the divider.

Akshay fell off the bike and sustained serious injuries as he crashed into the divider. He was rushed to a private hospital where he breathed his last.

Sanjeev who was injured is said to be recovering.

Akshay was a student of Bangalore Medical College while Sanjeev is studying at Adichunchanagiri Medical College.

Sources said that Akshay was a bright student who had earned his medical seat by merit.

West traffic pollice have registered a case.
  

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  • mahesh s kotian, mlr/smg

    Tue, Jan 28 2014

    Mr.modiji instead of wasting money on rallies. ,please conduct a survey of all roads and humps throughout India and make them safe for people. You will definitely become PM.

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  • Rudolf, Mangalore/Mumbai

    Mon, Jan 27 2014

    Very tragic and unfortunate incident, RIP bro!!

    I have seen this hump or bump which seems to have been made very unscientifically, any newcomer bcoz of lack of indicator or highlighter can be thrown off gear at high speed on the hump and get involved in such serious tragedies!! Imagine he was riding a very proven and stable bike of Bullet make, what about a small scooty or 100 cc bike???

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  • G R PRABHUJI, BEJAI

    Mon, Jan 27 2014

    Medical student RIP. Now I straight away Blame our Traffic police.This is their duty to put the Hump sign board & mark on the Humps. This our Police Dept has not done anywhere in the City.They must take all the moral responsibility .Next the corporator must verify all the basic needs of the ward. Both have failed in the above case.

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  • SUNDAR KARITHOTA, HALEANGADI

    Mon, Jan 27 2014

    Due to the negligence of of the District Administration Dakshina Kannada has become grave yard.We should learn from the beautiful transport system of Mumbai where e clear signals and marks are installed. Here govt. is not bothered with all those things because the entire transport system is owned by private.

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  • Vinod, mangalore

    Mon, Jan 27 2014

    Very sad news.If i am not mistaken the purpose of the hump in the area is to allow vehicles from Bejai new road to cross and enter the main road.on the one way main roads like this it is better to put rubber barricades on the right hand side instead of humps so that vehicles from the small road can enter the right side of the main road while the vehicles on the main road will pass through the left side.once the left side is clear these vehicles then move to the left side and continue.Not sure how practical this solution will be but can be tried here and in areas like in front of the corporation building and entry from jail road to MG road

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  • abdulla, india

    Mon, Jan 27 2014

    Time to dig out entire roads in the nation .
    In every state the highways- lanes -bilane s the sates - bring in Germans a/japans e/Europeans who know how to construct and build roads.
    we are unqualified and incompetent
    worthy of building roads.
    We will only have more erratic-unethical driving- no safety -no standards .
    All deadly killer roads.
    We will be reading more of these tragedies unless the central govt will directly award contracts to cos like L&T/Tats/Godrej /Reliance
    with international standards and specs.
    may the poor soul rest in peace and grant strength to the bereaving family.

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  • Vicky D, Dubai

    Mon, Jan 27 2014

    Death is the ultimate truth & it can come to anyone at any time in any form. RIP

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Mon, Jan 27 2014

    Very unfortunate incident.Hump of the road snuffs out life of young medical students plus another injured.My sincere condolences to the family of the departed and let his soul rest in eternal peace in heaven.Local administration to do the needful about this hump so that accidents never recur again.Thanq.

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  • Navin Shetty, Manipal/Bahrain

    Mon, Jan 27 2014

    Have seen/heard several such incidents earlier as well. Who's responsible? a poor bike rider who is unfamiliar to our roads? Or authorities like RTO or PWD?.

    Here I blame both the departments who never ever look back once their job (half done) is done. These humps should be properly painted and illuminated in a regular interval to reflect light at night or to visible at broad daylight.

    Because of such irresponsible contractor/department, we lost an aspiring young Doctor. RIP.

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  • ambrose d souza sj, Mangalore

    Mon, Jan 27 2014

    Careful driving is needed. Humps and speed breakers are there to protect the drivers.

    Now, here, blaming the RTO, The PWD, The CMC or any other organization is not the solution. Accept the accidents as they are.

    I feel very sorry for Akshay's untimely demise. A young life is valuable and precious.

    May he rest in peace with his ancestors in heaven.

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  • Naveen Shetty, Mangalore

    Mon, Jan 27 2014

    More people are being killed on the Indian roads but our Govt. and people are just mere spectators. There should be proper sign boards and warnings when the speed breakers are put on the roads. if there were yellow lines and clears signs a mother would not have lost her son today.

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  • parvez, mangalore/dxb

    Mon, Jan 27 2014

    may his soul rest in peace..now we people will start blaming the humps some will even blame RTO,POLICE AND ALSO RULING WILL BLAME OPPOSITION AND APPOSITION WILL BLAME RULING PARTY ....

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  • Sudhir, Mangalore

    Mon, Jan 27 2014

    May the departed soul rest in peace!

    Humps/ speed-breakers are definitely needed, but most of them are barely visible. Sign boards are non-existent in most cases. If at all they paint with white stripes, the quality of paint is so poor that it vanishes in a few days!!

    It IS the responsibility of the government agencies to ensure adequate warning signs.

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