With Inputs from Sunil Haleangady
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MD)
Mangaluru, Jul 9: Sixteen passengers were injured after a private bus rolled off the road near Kateel and plunged about 15 feet into a ditch on Thursday July 9.
The bus was plying from BC Road to Kinnigoli when the accident took place.
When the bus reached Ballana near Kateel, the driver lost control when negotiating a curve and the bus veered to the left. The mud on the side of the road gave way and the bus rolled down, sources said.
As many as 16 passengers were injured, among whom 11 have been admitted to a hospital in Kinnigoli and five to Mukka hospital.
The driver is said to have fled from the spot.
Some of the injured have been identified as Yogitha of Ganjimatt, Shreesha Kumar of Yekkar, Pratap Mallur, Yashwant Mallur, Shivprasad of Kavoor, Prashant Naik of Kateel, Venkatesh of Mallur, Harinakshi of Sunkadakatte, Anjali of Bajpe, and Radhika Geeta Balachandra.
Minister Abhaychandra Jain visited the hospital and took stock of the situation. He also called the PWD officials and asked them to widen the road where the accident took place or build a wall as a barrier.
A case has been registered in Bajpe police station.