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Kumta: Lorry Accident Kills Four, Injures Three

  •   Thu, May 03 2012 12:50:49 PM

Kumta: Lorry Accident Kills Four, Injures Three

Yahya Hallare
Daijiworld Media Network - Kumta

Kumta, May 3: Four persons died on the spot and three others were severely injured after a lorry plying from Gadag to Mangalore, carrying cement bags rolled over from a height of around 30 feet at Kumta Mirjan on Wednesday May 2.

The lorry driver Dayamanna fled from the spot immediately after the accident.

According to a complaint filed by Hanumant Kavaluru of Gadag in Kumta police station, the lorry driver who drove the vehicle in a haphazard manner hit the Jaddikatte Bridge and rolled over off the side of the road.

The injured were admitted to Kumta Government Hospital and later shifted to Hubli.

The deceased have been identified as 22-year-old lorry cleaner Riyaz, resident of Lakkundi, 45-year-old Gangavva and 42-year-old Basawaraj, residents of Bellur and 46-year-old Zaibullah(46), a resident of Gadag. They were all sitting on the top of the lorry.

The injured have been identified as 45-year-old Kulsum B and 30-year-old Ameena Baigam. Both of them were taken to Hubli in a critical condition, while 20-year-old Hanumantapa has been taken to Kumta hospital.

A case is registered in the Kumta police station.
  

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  • Satyajit Shetty, Mangalore

    Thu, May 03 2012

    The truck has completely bald and worn out tires ! Punish the owner for this .

    The cleaner was sitting on the top along with few others . There were others who were injured . Now why are there so many people inside the truck .
    Punish the driver and the local traffic police on duty ( if there was someone doing any duty )

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  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Thu, May 03 2012

    Have we noticed the rate of accidents is increasing by the days? It is purely due to:
    Bad Highway Management,
    Not following the strict Traffic Rules,
    Allowing local panchayat body to erect dividers and humps without precautions,
    Lack of sign-boards, reflectors or white/yellow paint at dangerous vulnerable accident prone spots
    And more over a big corruption at every level of RTO and Traffic Police that has to be stopped.
    In a dubious distinction for the country, the World Health Organization has revealed in its first ever Global Status Report on Road Safety that more people die in road accidents in India than anywhere else in the world, including the more populous China. Calling road fatalities an ''epidemic'' that will become the world's fifth biggest killer by 2030, the report said while rich nations had been able to lower their death rates, these were sharply on the rise in the third world. It said 90% of deaths on the world's roads occur in low and middle-income countries though they have just 48% of all registered vehicles.
    Every year, about 12 Lakhs people die in traffic accidents due to road accidents in the world owing to poor infrastructure and dangerous driving habits according to the World Health Organisation and one third of these victims are young people under the age of 25.
    Despite strong laws and regulations, India has been unable to prevent the growing number of accidents on its roads. With around 1,05,000 death deaths annually, the country has overtaken China. With growing middle class who is encouraged to buy new and latest vehicles, the youth- people aged between 15-29yrs have become the main victims of injuries.

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  • Kumar, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Thu, May 03 2012

    Bridge does not have side wall protection or was it crushed by truck's impact?

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  • Rakesh shetty, mangalore

    Thu, May 03 2012

    VERY BAD INCIDENT. LORRY LOOKS LIKE OVERLOADED. THAT'S THE REASON ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

    POLICE SHOULD PUNISH LORRY OWNER FOR SUCH KIND OF INCIDENTS.

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  • Vicky Chopra, Manipal/Chandigarh

    Thu, May 03 2012

    Might be due to over-loading - accident occurs.

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