Suvarna Brahmavar
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (PS)
Udupi, Aug 29: As many as 24 persons sustained injuries after a bus turned turtle near Soorebettu of Cherkady village in Brahmavara here on Wednesday August 29 morning.
The bus was plying from Perdoor to Brahmavar. The driver lost control of the vehicle and applied the brake after which the bus barged into the drainage by the side of the road. Many of the injured are school children as the accident occurred during the peak hours. They belonged to schools and colleges located in and around Brahmavar.
Veeda, Sumanth, Roopa, Ashwini, Daisi D’Souza, Wilma, Pooja, Adarsh, Pooja, Nisha, Prathima, Bhumika, Ashwini, Saritha of Petri and Thalma D’Souza of Aroor, Shekar, Pooja, Dinakar, Deekshith of Madiya, Prathima of Mundkinajaddi, Shreekanth of Bannady, Veena P Thingalaya of Kannaru and Ganapathi Poojari are said to be injured.
Although the students were more in numbers as passengers, none were posed to any risk to their life. It is also said that if the bus had hit the electric pole located near the spot it would have resulted in more injuries.
Locals Shreekanth Samanth, Umesh Samanth, Pundaleeka Acharya among others rushed to the spot and extended help to the injured. The injured have been admitted to a private hospital in Brahmavara.
Brahmavara circle inspector Prabhu D T, inspector Girish Kumar, local panchayath president and vice president rushed to the spot.