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Mangalore: Tractor-ambulance collision at Thokkottu, four injured

  •   Fri, Jul 04 2014 12:51:15 AM

Pics: Spoorthi Ullal
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SHS)

Mangalore, Jul 4: A tractor and an ambulance collided head-on at Thokkottu here late night on Thursday July 3, causing injuries to four persons.

The ambulance was bringing a patient from Kanhangad, Kerala to a hospital in Deralakatte here. The tractor was moving in the opposite direction.

It is said that the tractor did not have any headlight on, and the ambulance driver, who failed to notice it in the dark, collided head-on into it.

As a result of the accident, Abubakker, the patient who was being brought from Kanhangad, was seriously injured. His two relatives, both women, were also injured, along with the ambulance driver.

They were admitted to a private hospital.

The tractor too carried Kerala registration, although it is not known who it belonged to.

Ullal police arrived at the spot and registered a case.
  

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  • NISHAR, UAE

    Sat, Jul 05 2014

    Tractor without headlights. also on road at night!!!
    no street lights in such a busy national highway??? whom to blame along with tractor driver?

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  • Rohan D'Costa, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 04 2014

    Driving without headlights... this is seen many a times. couple of weeks I had seen an Tipper truck over-speeding without an headlight. Could only hear the engine noise, vehicle was sighted when it came close.
    It is more of personal responsibility to maintain the vehicle in good state, can't always blame RTO.

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  • readerwriter007, pune

    Fri, Jul 04 2014

    these buggers will not have any moral responsibility. that's why we need to seek RTO's help to take severe action against these evils.

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  • readerwriter007, pune

    Fri, Jul 04 2014

    No wonder. we can see so many vehicles drive with out proper headlights or single lights on and all. Nobody cares and if you object those buggers will scold you back as "what's your problem". Now here we see the problem. Unnecessary and innocent people are hit because of some one else's mistake. No so tough to control this. Authorities can just monitor for a short period and penalise all those vehicles on the sopt. Make it serious drive and screw the culprits. That will bring a discipline. Unless it's done, no wonder we see many more such accidents and deaths.

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  • Krupakar, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 04 2014

    It is common to see many vehicle driving on the wrong side.
    If traffic team do not respond to this. Accident and Deaths are the only answer.
    This is very common on NH Mlore to Udupi
    So sad, we are not able to stop driving on the wrong side.

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