Silvester D'Souza
Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur
Kundapur, Dec 23: One died and another critically injured in a ghastly collision between a private bus and a Mahindra pickup truck on NH-66 at Kumbhashi here on Tuesday December 23.
The Mahindra vehicle was moving towards Kundapur while the private Mangalore Express bus was plying towards Udupi from Kundapur.
The deceased has been identified as Manjunath Mallya, a resident of Kundapur. Chandra Poojary of Vandse, who was driving the vehicle was seriously injured in the accident.
Both the injured were taken to a private hospital in Koteshwar, and then shifted to KMC Manipal for advanced treatment. Their condition was said to be critical and Manjunath breathed his last in the hospital.
Eight others who were in the bus sustained minor injuries.
The bus was said to be moving at a high speed, which reportedly caused the accident.
Kundapur traffic police registered a case.