Udupi: Tempo Topples Over Bridge—Miraculous Escape for Three
Daijiworld Media Network—Udupi (CN)
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Udupi, Jul 27: It was a miraculous escape for Nagaraj (35) tempo driver Mahesh (19) and Suresh (21), after their tempo fell from a bridge near Innanje, Kaup, on Saturday, July 26. The tempo which was plying from Bantakal to Mangalore, first got stuck in the bridge rods and then fell 20 ft into the water below the bridge.
Mahesh and Suresh might have drowned in the river but for the timely help from locals Ummer and Mohammed, who came to their rescue. Both have been admitted in a private hospital in Udupi with injuries, but are said to be out of danger.
Seeing the scene of the accident, the locals found it hard to believe that the three managed to escape alive from the accident. This is the latest in a series of road accidents during the monsoon, which have plagued the twin districts of coastal belt.