Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (SP)

Puttur, Jun 4: In an accident involving a government bus and an auto rickshaw at the Kermayi Cross of Mardhala near Kadaba on Wednesday June 3, Jayalakshmi (17), student of Kadaba government PU College, died on the spot. The accident occurred in the afternoon.  Jayalakshami was the daughter of Dorairaju, a rubber tapping worker, residing in Karmayi CRC of Nekkiladi village.

Her brother Selvendra (21) and rickshaw driver James (40), son of Andrews from Karmayi village have been admitted to a hospital in Mangalore with grave injuries. Selvendra has suffered serious wounds to his head and legs. 

Jayalakshmi, who was to study in the second PU this year, had been to Mardhala to get medicine for her tooth ache.  Both the rickshaw and the body of the student got entangled at the bottom of the bus and the efforts of the local people and the policemen to remove them did not bear fruits. They could be brought only after a backhoe was pressed into service.

Kadaba police have registrered a case of reckless driving against bus driver Manjunath, a resident of Hassan.