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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MD)
Updated
Mangaluru, Nov 26: Two persons died and nearly 15 others were injured after a fish laden truck collided with a private bus at Nanthoor here on Wednesday November 26.
The deceased have been identified as Umanath (21), a student of Karnataka Polytechnic (KPT) here, and Ganesh, a cleaner of another bus.
Umanath and Ganesh
The Nishmitha Travels bus was plying from Naravi to Mangaluru while the truck was moving towards Nanthoor from KPT when the accident took place.
The exact cause for the accident is not known, but sources said that the bus was moving at a high speed.
The passengers used the emergency exit in the bus to get out, sources said. Most of them escaped with bruises.
The injured were rushed to AJ Hospital. Sources said that Ganesh and Umanath were brought dead.
Following the accident, traffic came to a halt at Nanthoor up till KPT junction.
Kadri traffic police arrived at the spot.