Bantwal: One killed, several injured in bus-car collision at Vittal


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Bantwal, Oct 26: 

The driver of a car died, and eight others suffered injuries of varying degrees, after a KSRTC bus collided with the vehicle in which they were travelling head on at Mittoor on Mani-Mysore state highway on Sunday October 26.

The accident occurred when a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus was trying to overtake a private bus, and in the process, hit a Chevrolet Enjoy car coming from opposite side. Driver of the car, identified as Naufal (25), son of Yakub from Padil, Mangalore, who suffered deep injuries to his chest, died while being taken to a hospital. Naufal's mother, Zubaida (66), children, Navid (14), Nafiya (16), and relatives, Ashfaq (29), and Ashfaq's wife, Nauseena (25), suffered serious injuries. All of them were admitted into a private hospital in the city.

 

KSRTC bus driver, Pushparaj Shetty, and conductor, Jayaram Rai, were also injured in the accident. Both of them got admitted into the government hospital at Puttur. A bus passenger named Tejaswini too got injured and got admitted into a hospital.

The bus was moving towards Mangalore from Puttur, when it hit a car in which Naufal was moving to Madikeri to visit a relative living there, with family members. The spot where the accident occurred has been identified as an accident spot because of blind and steep curve near the Mittoor mosque. The people said repeated pleas to vacate a earthen mound that blocks the view of drivers approaching the spot as a measure to avoid accidents here have fallen on deaf ears.

The car came to a stop after rotating due to the impact of the collision after turning to the opposite direction. The front portion of the bus was also badly manged, and the bus also deviated sharply from its course.

As a result of the accident, traffic on the road was severely affected. Vittal police later visited the spot and arranged for restoration of traffic. Circle inspector, Belliappa, and Vittal station house officer, Raghavendra T R visited the spot and supervised the arrangements.

  

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  • satish, vitla/dubai

    Tue, Oct 28 2014

    Police dept must educate people to rescue the injured people while accident. people still scared with our system & police as well.

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  • Shankar Rao, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 27 2014

    This is the result of our uncertain narrow and spoilt roads. No signs, no traffice police to monitor the speed of busses. KSRTC which is Govt of Karnataka property, drivers drive recklessly. DK Police please wakeup and take some measures to these everyday road missapps. Don't wake up only when your families are involved in such situation. (god borbid).
    This is in addition to the ongoing robbery, killing, child molestation which is everyday ongoing issue in Karnataka, which is very very shameful to all the Kannadigas around the world. Is it politics or it neglect of duty by respective law abiding departments? Respetive miniters/dept. please look into the ongoing issues in DK and Karnataka.

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  • t a basheer, mangalore

    Sun, Oct 26 2014

    inna lillayi wa inna elayhi raajihoon.yes dear Faruk now in everywhere mobile photo is first even in the gulf. I am requesting to all brothers avoid the photos.

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  • joe Gonsalves, Mangalore

    Sun, Oct 26 2014

    It is time that Speed governors are fitted on transport vehicles.

    Joe Gonsalves

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  • faruk, mangalore

    Sun, Oct 26 2014

    Inna lillahi va inna ilahi rajihoon also allah blessing all very surprise when accident time bus passanger and some public can t time for rescue injuries people all takeing picture of mobile one of person injury ashfaq he is say I call to people pls help me but no one come all takeing pic......?

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