Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (RJP)
Puttur, Nov 18: One died and four passengers sustained serious injuries after a car and private bus collided at Ichilampady on the way from Dharmasthala to Subramanya.
The incident took place in the morning of Saturday, November 18.
The bus was coming from Bengaluru and was going to Subramanya via Dharmasthala. The car was moving from Udupi towards Dharmasthala. When both the vehicles collided, a person from the car died and four sustained serious injuries.
Overspeed is blamed as the reason for the accident. The impact of the accident was so bad that both vehicles have been damaged heavily. The bus settled in a place away from the road.
Injured persons have been rushed to a hospital in Mangaluru.
Bus driver fled from the spot.
Police reached the accident place and are investigating.