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Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (RJP)
Puttur, Jul 23: In an accident between two cars that took place at Udane, Gundya near Uppinangadi on Saturday evening July 23, five persons have been injured. In one car deputy commissioner (DC) of Dakshina Kannada district A B Ibrahim was travelling.
Accident spot
At hospital
The accident took place between the Fortuner car A B Ibrahim was travelling towards Bengaluru from Mangaluru and Scorpio car that was coming from Bengaluru.
As per reports five persons who were the occupants of Scorpio, Ibrahim's wife Sauda Ibrahim and driver of Fortuner Rafiq are the injured. Ibrahim is not injured as the initial reports said. Ibrahm's younger son was also there in the car,
Mahadevappa (41), Aravind (22), Meese Mahadeva (40), Udayakumar (41) and Ambu (40) from the Scorpio are the injured.
Some have been taken to a hospital in Mangaluru while others are being treated at a hospital in Nelyadi.
The accident took place when the Scorpio was overtaking a truck.
Traffic had been affected at the place of the accident for more than an hour.
Ibrahim had recently received transfer orders and was on his way to Bengaluru.
Later in the evening, when Ibrahim’s elder son was being taken to Mangaluru in a car by Rubber Varghese from Udane, the car had a collision with a Nano car. There was no injury to anybody.
Two separate cases have been registered at Uppinangadi police station.