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Mangaluru: Three injured as private express bus crashes into auto near Vamanjoor

  •   Sat, Apr 18 2026 08:45:52 AM

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Apr 18: Three persons were injured, including an auto-rickshaw driver who sustained grievous injuries, after a private express bus collided head-on with the three-wheeler at Kethikal near Vamanjoor on April 17 evening.

According to reports, the accident occurred when the private express bus, travelling from Mangaluru towards Moodbidri, rammed into the auto-rickshaw near Kethikal.

The impact of the collision left the front portion of the auto-rickshaw completely mangled. The driver suffered serious injuries, while two passengers travelling in the vehicle also sustained injuries. Passengers aboard the bus reportedly escaped with minor injuries.

Locals rushed to the spot immediately after the incident and shifted the injured to a private hospital in the city for treatment. Mangaluru city police visited the scene and carried out an inspection.

 

 
  

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  • Rita, Germany

    Sat, Apr 18 2026

    Shocking.These bus drivers are putting normal persons life in danger ,or simply out.Why this running race?Best is use a chip which has only certain milage for buses.Save normal peoples lives.Even drivers and opposite side is i danger.Who looks after their persons who are left back home suppose they die or seriously injured?Who extends money to lookafter?Why drivers dont understand this?Is their life too not precious?Better Police should install a camera every 50 miles or lesser so that when they drive faster than usual they will get a foto and after certain points licence should be withdrawn.Only so they may learn to drive normal.

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  • Kiran, Bengaluru/Kudla

    Sat, Apr 18 2026

    Ooh, that stretch isn’t very curvy, but it’s still quite dangerous because of the diversions. Not blaming anyone in particular, but these rickshaws and two-wheelers often ride in the wrong lane. Also, three-wheelers shouldn’t really be allowed on highways, and there should be stricter restrictions on two-wheelers as well. From St. Joseph Engineering College till Karkala, we keep hearing about accidents caused by such mistakes. Express buses, yes, they are like messengers of Yamaloka and two-wheelers and three-wheelers are almost like an open invitation.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore

    Sat, Apr 18 2026

    These express busses know only to overtake any vehicle comes in front of their own vehicle or any vehicle from behind requests to give side. Then they wil fly as if the attitude 'Catch me if you can'. Only competition against other companies business. I heard these bus drivers gain by way of special commission on the over all collections of the day.

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  • Alfred D'souza, Moodbidri

    Sat, Apr 18 2026

    This Kethikal national highway feels fundamentally unsafe and lacks modern engineering or safety standards. This route ignores basic principles of civil engineering, such as proper banking or structural stability. Lot of accidents will happen here...it does not feel like national highway!

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  • Patric, Man

    Sat, Apr 18 2026

    Mangalore to Udupi Mangalore to Karkal Mangalore to Bantwal Mangalore to tokkotu are very very dangerous bus roots . Almost everyday accident is very common, many people loosing their Precious Life or Crippled for life. THERE MUST be Matro or mono rail must be there. Else loosing life will be everyday matter.

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  • Kusuma Kumari Gunji, Nellore /Kodyadka

    Sat, Apr 18 2026

    I have travelled on this route long ago when I was working at a hospital in Moodabidri. Buses fly along this route at high speed, often endangering people's lives. Police must control the speed of vehicles here, otherwise we will have accidents like this, I feel

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  • BAJU, manglore

    Sat, Apr 18 2026

    Now road changed

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  • Prashanth, MLR

    Sat, Apr 18 2026

    It looks vehicles collided head on - one vehicle was driving wrong side.

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  • Ravish, Kudupu

    Sat, Apr 18 2026

    Road in Kethikal has too many twists and turns for a National Highway!

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