Bantwal: Bus rolls off road - Passenger killed, several injured


Bantwal: Bus rolls off road - Passenger killed, several injured

Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (EP)

Bantwal, Aug 15: A bus accident causing the death of a passenger and injuries to several others occured on national highway 75 in Thumbay here on Thursday August 15.

The deceasd has been identified as Shekar Shetty (60), a resident of Brahmavar.

The Sugama bus that was coming to Mangalore from Bangalore rolled over when it went out of control of the driver. Too many goods loaded on the bus are said to be the reason for the accident. The accident occurred near a curve.

The accident occurred when the bus that had started at 9.30 pm yesterday from Bangalore, reached Thumbay at around 5.15 am this morning.

The injured, identified as Harish (32), Rekha (28), Shivaram Suratkal (27), Udupi’s Jyothi Shetty, Shanthi (34), Devadas from Sajipapadu, Satish (27), Mangalore’s Raghavendra (31) and others have been admitted to hospitals.

Bantwal police arrived at the spot. The injured were taken to hospitals by ambulance 108.

Bantwal police have registered a case.

  

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  • Hindustani, Manipal/Dubai

    Thu, Aug 15 2013

    Sorry to hear loss of life.may his soul rest in peace!

    speed breakers & safety rules must be maintained.

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  • vikram, mangalore

    Thu, Aug 15 2013

    Always travel by double driver busses.. safe journey. donot travel by single driver bus... driver always will be sleepy whole night

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Aug 15 2013

    Bus is now SLEEPING.....

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  • ANDREW RAO, UDUPI/AHMEDABAD

    Thu, Aug 15 2013

    POLICE GET COMMISSION ENROUTE SO WHY SHOULD THEY BOTHER ABOUT SAFETY. BTW DAKSHIN KANNAD IS ALSO VIRUS EFFECTED NOW A DAYS AND CORRUPTION IS ON DEADLY RISE. SHAME TO THE KARNATAKA GOVT THE OPPOSITION WHO ARE TURNING A BLIND EYE AND INNOCENT LIVES ARE KILLED

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Thu, Aug 15 2013

    When we now know that this accident has incurred mainly due to overload of goods, immediate act to be incorporated to control this by stipulating suitable condition to restrict the goods in every bus compulsarily.No violation to be allowed at any cost before leaving the destination.Hope suitable action will be taken without further delay.Thanq.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Thu, Aug 15 2013

    Sheer, uncontroled speed and not the load. Drivers are used to speeding but passengers are at the mercy of God. Then we blame our destiny.

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  • Mohammad Shabeer, Ullal-DK / Jubail-KSA

    Thu, Aug 15 2013

    Overspeed Matters More than OverLoad in Such Accidents, If Overload was the Case, then How it Survived in Deadly Roads in Ghats On its Way?? the Bus was in high Speed and when it was on the Road, Lost Momentum, An Object in Motion Tends to Stay in Motion, Remember Newton, Undoubtedly OverSpeed is the Root Cause. . . .
    In September 2011 i met in an Accident nearby Uppinangady, Same Incident, Rainy Season, i and My Friend in Similar Bus, We both Jumped from Bus, First we thrown our Luggages and then we jumped, I will not forget that Incident.
    In October 2010 I met in an Accident in a bus in Neermarga, two buses Collided, there too Jumped from Window. . . I was on my way for Engg Lab Exams....

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Thu, Aug 15 2013

    In Gandhinagar, all buses load heavy goods to make extra money and unloaded in Mangalore, Udupi, Kundapura. Police should keep a check on the goods carried.

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  • WILSON, SHIRVA/KUWAIT

    Thu, Aug 15 2013

    THESE BUSES ARE SLEEPER COACH. THE HEIGHT OF THE BUS IS NOT LIKE NORMAL BUS. MOREOVER ALL THE BUS OWNERS MAKING MONEY NOT BY PASSANGER BY LOADING THE GOODS ON THE TOP WHICH WILL FURTHER INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF THESE BUSES. SUCH HUGE HEIGHT BUSES ARE SUITABLE ONLY FOR STARAIGHT ROADS AND NOT LIKE CURVE ROAD. MORE SUCH INCIDENTS WILL COME IF RTO/POLICE WILL NOT TAKE ACTION ON THE BUS OWNERS WHO LOADING GOODS TRANSPORT.

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  • Anand, karkala

    Thu, Aug 15 2013

    LIFE IS A RACE NOT DRIVING. So, drivers keep cool and don't speed up beyond your capacity.

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  • CONRAD JOHN TAURO, SHIRVA/UDUPI/DUBAI

    Thu, Aug 15 2013

    Driver Beware Overspeed Kills you and passengers.This life to live.So drive safely.Condolenses to killed passengers family.Zindagi Jeene Ke Liye Marne Ke Liye Nahin Hai.

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  • R Mallar, Kasaragod/ Dubai

    Thu, Aug 15 2013

    Many private buses carry commercial goods in their boot illegally to make more profit. It is high time authorities clamp this habit

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