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Puttur: KSRTC Bus Jumps Over Bridge – One Dies, 11 Injured

  •   Fri, Jul 02 2010 09:46:26 AM

Puttur: KSRTC Bus Jumps Over Bridge – One Dies, 11 Injured
Pics: Arun Uppinangady
Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (SP)

Puttur, Jul 2: A Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Rajahamsa bus moving towards Mangalore from Bangalore crashed into the protective railings of Kootelu bridge and dived about 100 feet down into a subsidiary of River Netravati at around 4.30 am on Friday July 2. The driver of the vehicle died on the spot, while all the 11 passengers were injured.

Reasons for the accident are yet to be ascertained, although it is thought that either the driver would have experienced dizziness or drowsiness, or that the vehicle would have suffered brake failure. Out of the 11 injured, the condition of three is stated to be serious. All the injured passengers were shifted to private hospitals in Puttur.











The names of the injured passengers are Kariappa (conductor), Srikant, Chandrashekhar, Bhaskar and Dr Anand from Bangalore, Ravalesh from Jodumutt, Mangalore, Pravin from Jamakhandi and Charan. Names of other three are as yet not known.

Local assistant superintendent of police, Amit Singh, Uppinangady police circle inspector, B K Manjaiah Naika, and Uppinangady sub inspector of police, Nagesh Kadri, visited the spot and supervised relief operations. MP, Nalin Kumar Kateel, is slated to visit the accident spot and the injured persons later in the day.
  

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  • K.B.SRIJAYA, SHIRADY/CHENNAI

    Sat, Jul 24 2010

    I am studied in uppinangadi college, I am deeply sad to heard the news, we cannot imagine what is the actual reason, god will save everybody who injured.

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  • vijeshwar sharma k, bellare/sullia

    Sat, Jul 03 2010

    very very sad incident..... may god give the power to the family to overcome the death of the driver to his family and pray to his soul to rest in peace heaven...............................

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  • kiran, mangalore

    Sat, Jul 03 2010

    its a shocking incident, hope the injured people have a speedy recovery.these bridges need to be broadened,and also govt should take step to provide more protective barriers near the bridges to avoid such and accident.

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  • abdul shakoor, puttur/bangalore

    Sat, Jul 03 2010

    very sad..:-(

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  • abdul shakoor, puttur/bangalore

    Sat, Jul 03 2010

    oh my god.. very sad.. GOD save us from all these kind of accidents..

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  • Tanveer Alam, udupi dubai

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    its a very sad to hear this news, in this rainy season y driver cant drive safly.....

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  • Freeda seema, SHARJA

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    VERY SAD NEWS. I LL PRAY GOD SAVE THEM. NO MORE INJURIES

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  • jagadish, madanthyar u .a .e

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    very sad news

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  • latheef kodagu, al kobar

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    very sad news this days vichile trying to go the water

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  • Angeline, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    IT IS VERY SAD TO HEAR THE ACCIDENT - HOPE INJURED PEOPLE RECOVER QUICK - AND NO MORE INJURIES. GOD SAVE THEM

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  • Ranon Lewis, mumbai/tonse

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    I feel sorry to hear this.

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  • Albert Mascarenhas, Uppinangady/Bangalore

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    It is a shocking news. The curve near kootelu bridge is very dangerous. Why govt. cant take any action?

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  • Afrid, Bangalore

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    Very Sad News ,Its a Tragedy.

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  • Leena Martis, manglore

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    very sad news railing is very protective from roadside that also fall down to river also morning time may god protect them those who injured

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  • riyaz saligrama, qatar

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    Oh god ,this is very sad news.

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  • heena, mangalore/Riyadh

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    very sad news. governtment should improve roads and specially the bridges.

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  • Lancelot N. Tauro, Manglore - Doha Qatar

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    very sad shocking news,, more accidents news Air crash, road crash. 2010 year of crashes.

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  • Austin DSouza, Karkala / UAE

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    Very sad news. Government should think of making of roadside protective railings more protective particularly in such places like bridges & Ghats.

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  • krishna, vittal..

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    it's one of the most accident happening place in d.k..no one can take the care over this bridge.my relative also died here before 2 yrs. kindly i request u politicians.."please do some good work for people..don't ignore them..it's ur duty..why you people simply roaming here and there..come to our vitla and see the situation.. hopeless busstand..no drainage work also.. all mud water flows over the road"... cheating politicians...

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  • murali g shetty, manglore kateel

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    very sad.KRSTC check the matter and take care in future..

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  • Yathish Kumar, Attavar/Dubai

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    KSRTC buses were doing well in the b'lore M'lore routes with minimum number of accidents,except one accident in which the bus hit the truck with wooden logs last year.old narrow bridge where two vehicles can't pass through or slippery roads due to the rain may be the reason. condolences to the driver who lost his life and praying for a speedy recovery of the injured specially the critical ones.

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  • Jasoos, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    What is the Govt. doing regarding these frequent accidents by KSRTC. Steps are already on the move to blame it on "BRAKE FAILURE". No blame/bad name if brake failure. With this the inadequacies in the KSRTC will never be probed or assessed and in the end bypassed. No lessons are learnt again.

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  • Joseph Barnard, Mangalore / Dubai

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    very sad news

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  • PETER., INDIA/ISRAEL

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    i am deeply sad to see the situation. but i dont know how to explain  the gornment KSRTC must take care of it. some time with brake and some with vehicle problems those are running.

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  • Joseph Fernandes (Juje), Moodahadu/Barkur, Doha-Qatar

    Fri, Jul 02 2010

    Very sad news. Always we have to be praying first for all drivers, pilots to drive the vehicles safely while traveling. Praying for the speedy recovery of the ones injured and for the soul of the driver who lost his life.

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  • mohammedali, kemmara/bangalore

    Thu, Jul 01 2010

    very sad news

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  • Pearl D'Silva, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Thu, Jul 01 2010

    Very sad incident.The roads are very narrow.Praying for the speedy recovery of the ones injured and for the soul of the driver who lost his life.

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE, PERINJE/YANBU-KSA

    Thu, Jul 01 2010

    VERY SAD AND SHOCKING INCIDENT MAY THE SOUL REST IN ETERNAL PEACE.KSRTC SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THESE LONG ROUTE DRIVER'S DUTY SCHEDULE TO AVOID SUCH INCIDENTS IN FUTURE.IT COULD BE A HUMAN ERROR DUE TO CONTINUOUS DUTY WITH OUT BREAK OR MAY BE TECHINICAL ERROR.KSRTC SHOULD TAKE SUCH KIND INCIDENCE SERIOUSLY WITH OPEN MIND AND FIND A SOLUTION TO AVOID THESE KIND OF INCIDENCES IN FUTURE.

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  • Ram Prasad, Bangalore

    Thu, Jul 01 2010

    Time and again KSRTC (rajahamsa) is proving that a night ride from Bangalore to Mangalore in their bus will be FATAL.....

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  • Lavita Dsouza, Balkunje /Mumbai

    Thu, Jul 01 2010

    Very sad news. very bad

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