Udupi: Tempo Carrying Milk Topples at Santhekatte
Ivan Mascarenhas
Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi
Udupi, Jan 5: A tempo carrying crates of milk toppled on national highway 66 Santhekatte, between Nisarga Township and Highway Garage here on Saturday January 5 evening.
The tempo was plying from Manipal Nandini dairy to Kollur.
The accident occured when the driver of the van tried to overtake another vehicle and lost control over the van, said the sales boy who was in the vehicle. It is said that the tempo was at a high speed.
As a result of the accident, milk was spilt all over the road. Traffic was disrupted for over an hour.
With the help of local social workers Chinmaya and Umesh Shetty, Udupi traffic police cleared the traffic and shifted the tempo using a crane.
The tempo driver and the sales boy sustained minor injuries.
Udupi traffic SI Amanulla arrived at the spot and restored the traffic to normalcy.