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Bhatkal: Pejawar Swamiji's entourage meets with accident - cook dead, 8 injured

  •   Tue, May 14 2013 11:21:13 PM

Bhatkal: Pejawar Swamiji's entourage meets with accident - cook dead, 8 injured

Yahya Hallare
Daijiworld Media Network - Bhatkal

Update: May 15

Bhatkal, May 14: The cook of Sri Vishweshateertha Swamiji of Pejawar Math in Udupi was killed and eight others in the entourage were injured when a tempo traveller rammed into a lorry at Manki near here on Tuesday May 14 evening.

The deceased has been identified as Gopalakrishna Adiga (58), a cook by profession hailing from Udupi. He was a native of Kodangala in Alevoor near Udupi.

All the eight persons injured are also from Udupi, however, their identities are not yet known.

A 11-member party led by Pejawar Swamiji from Udupi was on its way back from Dandeli. They had been to participate in a puja there. While the Swamiji was returning to Udupi in a car, his assistants who had accompanied him, were following in the ill-fated Tempo Trax vehicle.

It is said that on the way back, at Manki, the driver of the tempo traveller tried to overtake another vehicle and in the process collided head-on with an oncoming lorry. The driver of the vehicle suffered injuries to his back.

Gopalakrishna Adiga suffered severe head injuries and died on the spot.

The lorry was loaded with plywood and was moving towards Mumbai.

Honnavar circle inspector Manjunath along with PSI Nityanand Pandit visted the spot.

A case has been registered in Honnavar police station.

Adiga was entrusted with the task of preparing food for Pejavar Swamiji for the last 35 years. On Tuesday afternoon too, the Swamiji had partaken the food prepared by Adiga. The deceased is survived by wife. The news of the accident reached the Swamiji when his vehicle was near Brahmavar in Udupi taluk.
  

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  • Dayanand Bangera , Katapady / Abu dhabi

    Wed, May 15 2013

    Most of the accident due to no proper roads in our region. To whom to blame....all partys are interested in their own agenda...even after so many years are independance, we do not have basic facility....we are having world best vehicles in the road...but poor roads......this is never ending......

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  • alan dsouza, kulshekar

    Wed, May 15 2013

    most of the accidents are due to the consent given by traffic police,last time we have heard of several labouorers death due to over loading them or carrying them in a mini truck or tempo.,but these days u can watch between 8.15 am to 9 am the traffic police stops such vehicles overloaded with workers, just takes their no. and lets them go, so could the traffic police explain what type of action is this or the no. is taken to add them to the list of hafthas

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  • CYRIL MASCARENHAS, KIREM/MIRA ROAD/DXB-SHARJAH

    Wed, May 15 2013

    NO BODY CAN STOP THESE ACCIDENTS.WHEN PERSON SITS ON DRIVERS SEAT,HE DONT CARE ANY RULES OR PUNISHMENT,EVERYBODY WANTS TO REACH EARLY.SO ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPENS..SOME TIME ONLY GOD WILL SAVE THESE ACCIDENTS..

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Wed, May 15 2013

    Several drivers in India are habitual in overtaking without conforming the road ahead is clear! This is due to easy granting of driving licenses and police letting off the offenders without booking them! Disciplined driving will certainly reduce fatality! There is a dire need of healthy broad roads. Most present roads are inadequate for todays volume of vehicles on roads in India.

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  • Dev Sagar, Mangalore

    Wed, May 15 2013

    This was clearly an avoidable accident. Most of the accidents are a result of careless driving, over confidence and dis-respect to traffic rules.

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  • Lancy, Mangalore

    Wed, May 15 2013

    The new Congress government should bring in legislation to impose more stringent punishment for reckless driving, in order to curb this menace in Karnataka.

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  • ibrahim, ira parladka

    Wed, May 15 2013

    Most accidents happen due to careless driving,little heed and concentration can avoid major accidents,sometime drivers talking with fellow passengers,using mobiles,not following road singals like humps,turns ,non overtake area,bridges,narrow roads etc etc can avoid accidents save human lifes.

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