Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (EP)
Bantwal, Oct 17: Three people were critically injured in an accident between a lorry and a pickup vehicle at Punjalkatte here on Monday, October 17.
The accident occurred on the national highway in front of Punjalkatte Pragathi hospital. Two people who were in the pickup vehicle and the lorry driver have suffered serious injuries. They have been admitted to a hospital.
The lorry was on its way from Mangaluru to Dharmasthala while the pickup was heading to Vagga from Punjalkatte. The spare parts of the pickup were scattered in the impact. The identity of the driver and travellers in the pickup and the lorry driver were not known when reports last came in.
Punjalkatte station police have visited the spot.