Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (SP)
Puttur, Jul 26: After a Maruti van and an auto rickshaw got involved in an accident near Kabaka in the taluk on Wednesday July 25 morning, the auto rickshaw driver lost his life. The auto driver's son and a passenger inside the three-wheeler suffered injuries in the accident.
Purandar, a native of Sediyapu, who resides at Kalladka, was the auto driver who succumbed to injuries sustained in this accident. He was driving his auto rickshaw to the town when a Maruti Omni vehicle hit his vehicle near Kabaka. Because of the impact of the collision, Purandar lost his life after suffering grave injuries.
The deceased's son, who happens to be an eighth standard student of Vivekananda Kannada Medium School at Tenkila, and passenger, Damodar (30) from Angare, suffered injuries. Both stand admitted into a private hospital in the town.