Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (MD)
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Mangalore, Apr 9: The driver of a truck was killed in an accident at Bajpe here on Wednesday April 9.
The driver lost control over truck after its brakes failed, sources said. The truck rolled off the road and plunged down the steep.
The deceased, Rakesh from Bihar, aged between 30 and 35, was a JCB operator.
Rakesh was driving the truck and was accompanied by his co-worker, who was badly injured, said an eyewitness, adding the injured person was rushed to a hospital.
The truck belonged to a person named Manjunath.
A case has been registered in the Bajpe police station.