By Arun Uppinangady
Daijiworld Media Network—Puttur (RD/CN)
Puttur, Oct 31: Four passengers of a Bangalore- bound private bus were fatally injured in a ghastly road mishap on the Mangalore–Bangalore NH 75 at Bolyar, near Nekkilady, Uppinangady, in the wee hours of Sunday October 30.
The private bus plunged into a ditch beside the road when the driver lost control of the vehicle after hitting an electric pole and a tree. Many of the passengers climbed onto the roof and managed to flee to safety, while a few passengers stayed trapped inside the bus.
Police from Uppinangady arrived at the spot and with the help of locals managed to rescue four passengers – 45-year-old Parvati, 22-year-old Srinivas, 24-year-old Siddarth, and 20-year-old Raghu, who were trapped in the bus and were critically injured. They were later admitted to a private hospital in Mangalore.
Uppinangady police registered a case in this regard