Mangalore: Good or Bad Roads, Accidents are Order of Day

Pics: Prajwal Ukkuda
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (AK)

Mangalore, Jul 2: Come rains and Mangalore is up faced with the nightmares of the roads. Whether it is the potholes that expand in the roads with every shower, or the frequency of accidents on them, it just gets bigger in rains. Roads turn slippery in rainy season owing to the fact that oil on the roads falling from the vehicles gets exposed when it pours. The potholes covered with disguised 'pond's of water often mislead and confuse the drivers and riders, thereby resulting in accidents. The visibility of the driver / rider is also affected as heavy rains often blur the vision of the road. The best thing to do is to be as safe as possible while on wheels. Or else, you might encounter something like this:

Mangalore: A lorry being fished out of the water with the help of a crane near the Old Port after it fell in deep waters on Tuesday July 1. No casualties were reported in the tragedy

Mangalore: A car that lost control and hit the electric pole lying down the roadside near Arkula on the outskirts of the city

Mulky: A lorry slid down 10 feet near the Padu Panambur – Kolnadu bridge. The driver and others got away with minor injuries

Kokkada: An ore-laden lorry that hit a bridge on a steep curve near Mannagundi, Nellyadi. The vehicle was on its way from Hasan to Mangalore. The driver as well as the cleaner have got away with minor injuries