Kundapur: Ghastly Bus-car Accident Claims Three Lives
Pics: Vinay Pais
Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur (PS)
Kundapur, Apr 29: Three people were killed on the spot in a ghastly accident that occurred between a private bus and an Ambassador car on Kundapur–Siddapur state highway in Jansale near Siddapur here on Friday April 29 at around 4 pm.
Car driver Meera Saheb (34), a resident of Hennabailu in Siddapur gram panchayat limit, Tunga (35) and Gulabi (34) are the deceased. Shaila (23), and Halappa (42) who sustained serious injuries have been admitted to Manipal hospital.
Passengers of the ill-fated Ambassador were plying from Kundapur to Hennabailu. The impact of the accident was such that the car was dragged to a distance of 50 metres
Hennabailu resident Basavarajappa with his wife Gulabi, daughter Shaila, relative Tunga and maid Halappa had come to Kundapur on Friday for treatment at a hospital in Kundapur. Tunga had suffered fracture on her bone, and Shaila came to get treatment for her nose. They were on their way back from the hospital when they met with this accident.
The injured were admitted in Kundapur government hospital. The bodies have been kept in mortuary at the same hospital. Kundapur sub-division ASP Ramanivas Sepat, circle inspector Madan Gaonkar, Shankaranarayana SI Jayanth rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to the hospital. A case has been registered in Shankaranarayana police station.