Inchara Udupi
Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Jul 28: In an accident which occurred on national highway 66 opposite Kalyani Bar and Restaurant at Yermal Bada village near Padubidri in the district on Thursday July 27, a woman lost her life. The victim was waiting to catch a bus back home after visiting her ancestral village to perform puja on the occasion of Nagara Panchami festival.
The woman in question has been identified as Janaki S Kotian (60), a resident of Maruti Road in Hejamady village near Padubidri. Janaki was standing by the side of the road when a lorry that was bound for for the city from Mangaluru knocked her down. Janaki was the sister of Hejamady gram panchayat vice president, Sudhakar Karkera.
Because of the force of the accident, Janaki was slammed to the ground, as a result of which her skull, hand and ribs were badly damaged. She was taken to primary health centre at Padubidri but the doctors there found her to have already breathed her last.
A case about the accident was registered in Padubidri police station. Investigation is continuing.