Silvester D'Souza
Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur (SP)
Kundapur, Jan 16: After a bus hit a priest who was crossing the road in his motor bike, he lost his life. The incident happened near the new bus stand at Byndoor late night on Monday January 15
The person who was killed in this accident has been identified as priest of Mudoor church at Byndoor, Fr Abraham Kallapat, who also happens to be the assistant principal of St Thomas College.
A student of St Thomas College had fallen sick and admitted into the community health centre at Byndoor. Fr Abraham wanted to bring another student to keep the sick student company. When he was crossing national highway 66 for this purpose, a private bus that was moving to Belagavi from the direction of Mangaluru, hit him. Fr Abraham suffered serious injuries and died on way to hospital.
The mortal remains of the priest have been kept in the mortuary of the government hospital here. It is gathered that the body would be placed in the college premises today evening to enable people to pay their last respects.
As Fr Abraham was affectionate and gentle, his students have been unable to control their grief and sense of irreversible loss.
The priest was from Wayanad in Kerala. Since the last four years, he was serving Malankara church at Mudoor as priest.
Byndoor police went to the spot, gathered information, and registered a case.