Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Nov 7: In an accident which happened within the area of New Mangalore Port Trust here on the night of Wednesday November 6, Vinod Poojary (50) from Vamanjoor here, who was a lorry driver, lost his life.
The incident took place at around 9:30 pm.
Poojary, it is said, was transporting a container that had been loaded on to the lorry, elsewhere. When Vinod Poojary, who was driving the lorry, applied brakes at a road bend, the container, which had not been properly fixed in the groove, slid ahead, and hit the driver's cabin. Resultantly, Vinod died on the spot, it is learnt.
Vinod Poojary
Workers fraternity alleged that the negligence of NMPT officials led to the tragedy. Vinod was working at NMPT for the last 17 years.