Mangalore: Eight Injured as Bus Rolls off Road, Narrowly Misses House
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (PS)
Mangalore, Jun 22: As many as eight persons, including a bike rider, were injured in an accident near Jeerukebilya, Konaje at around 5.30 pm here on Wednesday June 22.
A bus plying from Mudipu to Mangalore plunged into a ditch when its driver tried to avoid collision with a bike coming from the opposite direction. The driver veered away and lost control over the bus, which rolled off the side of the road and narrowly missed crashing into the roof of a house.
The injured are bus passengers Mohammed of Panila, Rosalina of Vijayadka, Baburai Acharya of Jeeru, Ravi Prashant of Bosthukodi, Walty D'Souza of Kebilya, Abubakker and Johara of Jeeru, and bike rider Lancy D'Souza of Pavoor near Konaje.
All of them have been admitted to K S Hegde hospital. Lancy D'Souza has been seriously injured.
A case has been registered at the Konaje police station.