Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur
Puttur, Jun 29: More than a year after four persons of a family lost their lives in a ghastly accident at Sentyar, a court here ordered KSRTC to pay compensation of Rs 18.7 lac to the kin of the deceased.
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On June 2, 2013, a KSRTC bus had rammed into a jeep at Sentyar near Puttur, killing Peter Mascarenhas, Leena Mascarenhas, their son Preethesh (13) and Peter's brother Anthony.
The accident had occured when a KSRTC bus plying from Bellare to Sullia rammed into their jeep when they were travelling from Sullia to Puttur after attending a marriage function. Two others were seriously injured.
Leena Mascarenhas was a Congress member of the Puttur municipal council, while Peter Mascarenhas was a peon in St Philomena High School.
A plea for compensation was submitted before the court following the accident. The district fifth additional court which heard the plea ordered KSRTC to pay Rs 18.7 lac as compensation to the kin of the deceased.