Mounesh Vishwakarma

Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (MS)

Bantwal, Oct 14: A woman died after the car she was traveling in plunged into an arecanut farm, which was six feet below road level, following the driver’s loss of control at Bambila on the B C Road-Beltangady state highway. The driver sustained serious injuries and is currently admitted to a private hospital in Mangaluru.

The accident involved three passengers. The deceased, Bhagirathi (58), a resident of Kodialbail, was killed in the crash. The driver, Roopesh (40), suffered critical injuries and is undergoing treatment in the ICU of a private hospital. Roopesh’s wife, Suchithra (33), sustained minor injuries.

The Chevrolet Spark was en route from Punjalakatte at around 4:30 a.m. when the accident occurred at a bend near the mosque in Bambila. Bhagirathi, the sister of PWD engineer Gopala, originally from Kodialbail in Mangaluru, was identified as the victim.

Roopesh, the son-in-law of Bhagirathi, hails from Tumakuru. The family was returning to Mangaluru from Tumakuru after celebrating the Dasara holiday when the accident took place.

Locals report that the bend at Bambila has been the site of multiple accidents, raising concerns about it becoming a hotspot for crashes. Melkar traffic SI Sutesh visited the scene and registered a case.