Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur
Kundapur, Nov 3: T K Mohammed Shayan, a student of Moodlakatte College who was critically injured in a tipper lorry-scooter accident at Balkur on October 30, died at a hospital on Monday night, November 2, after failing to respond to treatment.
Shayan, a resident of Kandlur, was admitted to a hospital in Manipal following the accident. Another student, Mohammed Rayan, who was riding pillion on the scooter, was also injured in the incident.
The accident occurred near Vishnumurthy Temple at Balkur village in Kundapur taluk on State Highway 52, within the limits of Kundapur Rural police station, on October 30.
Two tipper lorries carrying soil were travelling from Kundapur in a rash and negligent manner. When the driver of the leading tipper slowed down because a KSRTC bus was travelling ahead, the tipper coming from behind allegedly rammed into it at high speed. The driver of the second tipper then steered the vehicle towards the extreme right side of the road and hit the scooter travelling from Kandlur towards Basrur, carrying the two college students.
Both students sustained serious injuries and were shifted to hospital for treatment.
Police found that the tipper involved in the accident was transporting soil without the required permit. Kundapur Rural Police registered a case under Crime No. 61/2026 under Sections 110, 303(2) and 238 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Sections 4(1)(A) and 21(4) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, and Sections 134(a) and (b) of the Indian Motor Vehicles Act.
In connection with the accident and the alleged unauthorised transportation of soil, police arrested the two tipper drivers, Nagraj and Ratwij, and Ajith Shetty, the owner of the site from where the soil was excavated.