Karkala: Mother-son deaths in Nitte fatal accident, dreams shattered

Daijiworld Media Network – Karkala (RJP)

Karkala, Oct 5: In the accident that shook the entire coastal belt, it is said that Shalet and her son Winson had gone to Mangaluru on Winson’s passport work.  

Winson, who had secured a job in Gujarat after his mechanical engineering through campus selection, had come back home last month with the intention of going abroad for work.

Winson was about to leave for a foreign country on October 11, said family sources.  

Earlier news

In a fatal accident that took place at Lamina cross near Nitte on Wednesday, October 5 between a car and lorry , two persons have died.

Shalet (47) and her son Winson (22) are the two persons deceased. Both of them were travelling in a Nano car while the son was driving. 

Deceased Winson on left and Shalet on right

Shalet is the wife of Glorious Oil Mills owner Walter D’Souza from Jodukatte near Karkala and Winson is their son.

As per sources, the car was heading towards Karkala and the lorry was moving in opposite direction. The head on collision killed two instantly. Lorry driver who ran away from the spot later surrendered to police. 

The dead bodies had to be retrieved with great difficulty with the totally damaged car. 

Mother and son were returning with the car which was given for servicing in Mangaluru. 

Winson's sister works in Hyderabad.  

Karkala rural police arrived and took up the investigations.