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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore
Mangalore, May 6: Two persons were seriously injured in a collision between a tipper lorry and a truck at Nantoor circle early morning on Tuesday May 6.
The sand-laden tipper lorry was plying towards the city from Kulshekar side while the truck carrying boxes of Coca-Cola soft drink cans was reportedly moving towards Kerala.
The accident took place when the Coca-Cola truck, said to be moving at a high speed, rammed into the tipper lorry near the circle.
The impact was such that both the vehicles toppled and hundreds of Coca-Cola boxes were strewn on the road.
The traffic police booth was also uprooted.
The drivers of both the vehicles sustained serious injuries. Their identities are not yet known.
Sources said that the driver of the Coca-Cola truck was drowsy and driving at a high speed.
Kadri police arrived at the spot.