Silvester D' Souza
Daijiworld Media Network
Kundapur, March 11: The tyre of a private bus burst and caused it to topple into a roadside ditch injuring five passengers on Tuesday March 11. The condition of the driver of the bus is said to be serious.
The incident occurred at Darimakki near Kalthodu in Byndoor at 9.45 am.
The driver has been identified as Daranatha and the injured passengers are Reshma Honnavar (20), Narasimha Mogaveera (45), Babu Kalthodu (28), and Devadas Bhandary(35).
The private bus was plying to Balamballi via Kundapur-Kalthodu road when the front tire exploded causing the driver to lose control. The seriously injured bus driver has been admitted to a private hospital in Manipal and the others are undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kundapur.