Bantwal: Tanker hits bike at BC Road - Bride-to-be dies


Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (DV)

Bantwal, Mar 20: A young woman who was engaged to be married died in an accident at BC Road here on Friday March 20.

Deepthi Rai (24), daughter of Umesh Rai, a resident of Perla, was riding pillion with her fiance Vinod when a tanker hit their two-wheeler from the rear end.

The impact of the accident was such that Deepthi fell of the two-wheeler and the tanker moved over her. She was rushed to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Vinod, resident of Kasargod, and Deepthi were riding from Kasargod to Mangaluru via Vittal to visit Deepthi's father Umesh who works with Rai estate. When they reached near BC road junction, a speeding tanker hit their bike.

Vinod escaped with minor injuries.

The tanker driver has been taken into custody and a case has been registered in Bantwal town police station.

  

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  • Maurice, Canada

    Mon, Mar 23 2015

    Very sad. May God give strength to her near and dear ones to bear this great loss.May her soul rest in peace.

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  • vidya, perla

    Sat, Mar 21 2015

    i really mis my sis

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  • Joseph, Doha, Qatar

    Sat, Mar 21 2015

    My slogan for all pillion drivers : "EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED" and one must be ready to accept this reality when you are driving at your own risk.
    Our roads are full of surprises
    I fail to understand why they did not take other modes of transport (City Bus / KSRTC Bus / Private Express Buses etc,) for that matter considering the fact that they were travelling from far away. It was (and in the present day is) certainly not ideal to travel by a two-wheeler EVEN though you may be an experienced driver. All Indian drivers (especially the bigger vehicles) are a confident lot irrespective of possessing a license(s) or not. Poor Deepthi looked so charming and bubbly .. dying at such a young age at 24 sends a shiver down any hard hearted driver (male or female) who would in-the-near-future certainly dread to drive on horrible mis-managed Indian roads without a sequence of safety for that matter. I only pray to God to grant succour to Deepthi's family and eternal rest to her soul and give them tremendous fortitude and courage to her family to bear this irreparable loss. May the almighty always be with them to accept this hard fact of life gracefully.

    PEDDU, Mangalore ... I, Deepthi's family and many readers really wished that your words turned into a reality. But alas, there is a famous English saying "wishes are only wishes ... so good if it was true'' but here in this case it is a life snuffed out by the cruel jaws of death. RIP Deepthi.

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  • BHARATH, MANGALORE

    Sat, Mar 21 2015

    TANKER DRIVERS AND CITY BUS DRIVERS ARE YAMA DHOOTHS... One should be very careful while nearing these two vehicles. If you see TANKER drivers young boys either chewing tobacco or with mobile. CITY BUSES ARE ON BUS RACE ON THE ROAD.. SAVE US FROM THESE GHOONS..

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  • JM, Mangalore

    Sat, Mar 21 2015

    I disagree with you Mr. Pai. Even if the roads are made of International standards, such accidents will happen. They will happen because of Bad driving culture, violation of traffic rules, impatience, No lane driving and no respect for fellow drivers.

    Every driver thinks " THE BIGGER THE VEHICLE, THE MORE RIGHT HE HAS OVER THE ROAD"

    My view is in general and not to this specific incident.

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  • Jayaprakash_Perla-Maniyampara, Maniyampara

    Sat, Mar 21 2015

    Really very sad thing of all..

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  • Rudolf, Mumbai

    Sat, Mar 21 2015

    RIP! BC Road bus stand/junction is a very congested and dangerous spot especially for pedestrians and two wheelers!! It has been haphazardly designed and almost impossible for the sr. citizens and small children to navigate due to sudden vertical cutouts and steep slope! The bus stand should be at least 3x the size of the present one with a proper bus shelter, parking space etc. until then the common man will have to bear the dangers of using this place!! Cannot understand what stops the authorities in developing a brand new spacious bus stand away from the NH on which there is heavy plying of tankers and other HMVs day and night, for the benefit of the aam aadmi!! Jai Hind!!

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  • roshan , kasargod

    Sat, Mar 21 2015

    Really really miss her a lot....she was really a super sister....
    may the lorry driver get the maximum punishment....
    I feel to spit upon the law an order...an the traffics. ..in the city...
    RIP swt dear sis...

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  • Pradeep , Karkala

    Sat, Mar 21 2015

    May you rest in peace

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  • Ravi B Shenava, Mangaluru

    Sat, Mar 21 2015

    Tankers and Tippers are Yama dootas. Just because the owner of the Tanker-Tipper stipulates to the driver that he should reach the destination within time or else his Allowance will be cut, the drivers drive the vehicles rashly and speedily to reach the destination in time and cause such accident.
    If the Tanker-Tipper owners stop exploiting the drivers in such a way then the accidents will come down.

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  • Orton, Mangaluru

    Sat, Mar 21 2015

    Oh! Vidiye...enella Natakavadutteeya. RIP Sister.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Mar 21 2015

    All we can say RIP Sister, we are helpless.
    Only DC Ibrahim can help if he is listening ...

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  • Joe Gonsalves, Mangalore

    Sat, Mar 21 2015

    Despite all the propaganda on Safe DRIVING and Police efforts accidents like the one described above are almost a daily occurrence. It is essential that the erring drivers are seriously dealt with.

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  • Ashok Pai, Mangalore

    Sat, Mar 21 2015

    Dear Ramanath Rai, Sorake, K.J. George (now busy in destroying facts of some other case) Nalin Kumar Kateel, Khader, Mayor/Commissioner of MCC & some local leaders -

    All you people are responsible for this girl's death. This is just because you people don't take any serious action against these bus/lorry drivers such incidents keep repeating in & around our city.

    You will realize only when this same happens to your direct/close relatives. And this should happen soon.

    Now the only thing what you can do is "sanctioning people's money" as an aid to their family members. That's because the money is not from your personal pockets. Even though you do it, the girl's life will not come back. The parents have lost their loving daughter and you take free rides using Government vehicle.

    We will never ever elect people like you in the coming days, who can never work for the society/people's need.

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  • Dev, Mangalore

    Sat, Mar 21 2015

    Interlinking of Rivers or Incidents & bringing in Politics even in Deaths of people seems modern day trend.
    Central government needs to hasten the completion of long delayed project.
    Rest In Peace is only our option.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Sat, Mar 21 2015

    RIP to the deceased

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  • JNB, Bejai

    Sat, Mar 21 2015

    As a rule
    # First #
    there should be written test passed before obtaining driving license,
    # Second #
    Eye test is compulsory all over the world.
    But in Mangalore NO EYE test for both license holder and license giver, only 'eye wash'!
    How long it will go on and take life of many innocents people who knows?

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  • maxim sequeira, kateel dubai

    Fri, Mar 20 2015

    ..what a beautiful girl.. so sad. R.I.P.

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  • AKEEL, DUBAI

    Fri, Mar 20 2015

    RIP SISTER

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  • PEDDU, MANGALURU

    Fri, Mar 20 2015

    A PRECIOUS LIFE TAKEN AWAY AND BRITISH OUTDATED LAW WHICH STILL EXISTED IN THIS COUNTRY WILL PUNISH THIS STUPID DRIVER WITH 5 RS AND 50 PAISE AND HE IS ALL THE WAY TO READY TO KILL THOUSANDS LIKE A TERRORIST

    RIP THE INNOCENT SOUL ! PLEASE BORN AGAIN

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  • Stan, udupi/dubai

    Fri, Mar 20 2015

    May her soul rest in peace. Unfortunate and sad incident.

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