Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (NM)
Mangalore, Mar 31: Two persons died and two others sustained serious injuries when an Eicher goods vehicle carrying plywood sheets went out of control and toppled over them while they were waiting at a bus stop near Kudremukh gate at Panambur here on Monday March 31.
Among the two dead, one is a woman. Another person sustained serious injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital.
The accident occured when the truck bearing registeration number KL 48 E 6401 plying from Mangalore towards Panambur lost control when it reached the bus stop and toppled. Eyewitnesses said the truck driver was speeding.
The plywood sheets which were in the truck tumbled out and fell over the persons waiting at the bus stop. Two persons were killed on the spot while two others were injured.
It is said that one of the two injured may be the driver of the truck.
Though their identities are not yet known, sources said that the persons who died were coolie workers and were waiting to catch a bus home.
Panambur police arrived at the spot. The locals helped in moving the plywood sheets.