Puttur: Ten Injured as KSRTC Bus Plunges into Gorge at Kodimbady


Puttur: Ten Injured as KSRTC Bus Plunges into Gorge at Kodimbady
 
Report & Pics by Arun Uppinangady
Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (RD)

 
Puttur, Nov 5:
Ten passengers of a state-owned KSRTC bus suffered injuries when the bus plunged into a gorge at Kodimbady near here on Friday November 5 evening.

The injured have been admitted to various hospitals in the town. Three of them are said to be critical.

The KSRTC bus was plying enroute Madikeri to Dharmasthala, when it plunged into the gorge between Puttur – Uppinangady at Kodimbady. The driver is believed to have lost control of the bus while negotiating a deep right curve at Kodimbady, resulting in the mishap.
 
The police are yet to release the details of the injured.

  

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  • Jeevan Rayan Ferrao, Kenjar@Bajpe,(U.A.E)

    Sat, Nov 06 2010

    Yes each & everytime its not a reason of saying mistake of drivers.... Its not a matter of solving problem too by blaming.... Dont just look at the basic cause of the incident & keep on Blaming its not just a thing for solution & instead determine the root cause of it & further take a step for solution.... Safety first,last & always....

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  • Azeem, Krishnapura /Dubai

    Sat, Nov 06 2010

    Please dont blame the drivers.i believe that the heavy vehicles drivers job specially those who are driving the city buses is the toughest job.whatever salary they are earning out of it is woth it and they deserve that because there are so much of traffic and several stops roads are slippery now a days still they cantdrive slowly as they have to make it on time.they have to strictly follow the time chart and also they have to drive it so carefully also. it is really hectic job.its not always accidents occur due to drivers negligence we got to understand that and respect them for their efforts.

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  • Lancelot N. Tauro, Manglore - Doha Qatar

    Sat, Nov 06 2010

    wahh guiness record.. series of accidents in our districts..

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  • jacobnelson, mumbi

    Sat, Nov 06 2010

    now and then everytime our drivers are losing the control over the vehicle which they drive,
    where he was looking? or was he on mobile phone?
    dear transport meinister 'please send them to circuss in order to get better training'

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  • S.Moorthy, Mangalore/Dubai

    Sat, Nov 06 2010

    These accidents are happening basicall due to the reckless driving. Particularly these bus drivers should understand that they are carrying the lives of many people. One can see the way all the divers driving, so carelesly with over speed and rash. This is should be controlled. Everybody should follow the taffic rules. All the drivers should have the resposnibility. Then only we can expect the reduction of these tyoe of incedents.

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  • Vincy, Shamboor/Bangkok

    Fri, Nov 05 2010

    All these accidents are only because of narrow and winding roads.There are one hundred new vehicles per day are registered on peak season in Mangalore. But we still use the same narrow size roads dated back from the British era. The stamp duty, Road tax and other taxes collected in Mangalore are more than enough to feed the entire state and its employees. I have not seen any minister ever talking about widening roads .

    The olden representatives of Mangalore and their governments did not had funds as they are generated in these days and they had little funds generated from Mangalore .The ministers in charge for the last couple of years should have developed the district and its arteries throughout southkanara. They made big bungalows and bought huge plots from themselves and closed their eyes while using the potholes roads.

    Our curretn minister in-charge who might have speeded up the concrete work but the roads have become more narrow than they were before because the footpaths are not made same level as to the concrete roads.

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  • Rajiv lobo, mangalore, kulshekar

    Fri, Nov 05 2010

    High time highway authorities need to put metal guards on gorges such as these... this will reduce the impact and keep the vehicles on the roads.. but then who cares about lives lost... so this will never be implemented... more money in some politicians pocket..

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