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Kundapur: Drunk driving - Cement container topples on national highway, car damaged

  •   Mon, Jan 23 2023 09:54:05 AM

Silvester D’Souza

Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur (MS)

Kundapur, Jan 23: A container truck laden with cement overturned and fell across national highway (NH) at Sangam junction in the city on Sunday January 22 night. A car got damaged and traffic got disrupted for more than three hours.

The container truck was carrying more than 50 tonnes of cement from Koppal to Mangaluru. The driver of the container was driving the vehicle in inebriated condition. As the truck reached Sangam junction, he lost control of the vehicle, the truck hit the road divider, broke CCTV camera pole and fell on the other side of the national highway. While falling the truck hit the car that was coming on the other side of the road and damaged it badly.

It is said that one more person was sleeping inside the container truck. Later, the truck was lifted with the help of three cranes and cooperation of locals. Kundapur traffic police controlled the traffic and public at the spot of the accident.

 

 

 

 
  

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Raheja Waterfront

    Mon, Jan 23 2023

    Can you imagine breathing into your car's steering wheel to prove you're sober enough to drive? It sounds far-fetched, but it's a technology that the US Department of Transport (DOT) is seriously investigating as a solution to drunk driving.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Mon, Jan 23 2023

    Jossey S.Mumbai.do you think anyone will admit that he is drunk and fit not to drive?Anyway not in our India .Mostly drunk men dont admit it .Because they dont feel it and also feel more fit .They dont realize it .Due to drunk driving costs more lives and damage than anything in world.Murder wife and children ,or fight on street.Its a luck that noone died in this incident.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Raheja Waterfront

    Mon, Jan 23 2023

    I'm talking about the steering wheel doing a breath analyzer test before the engine starts ...

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  • Rolf, Dubai

    Mon, Jan 23 2023

    Yan pnaya Gadang paya cherchea chayea. But the people ignored my words and one of the bakth replied . Jeevan, Mangalore Mon, Jan 23 2023 Get well soon sick man.

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  • Dr KUSUMA KUMARI GUNJI MBBS DGO, Nellore Kodyadka

    Mon, Jan 23 2023

    Alcohol is the root cause of all evil Ban this deadly liquid from the state

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Raheja Waterfront

    Mon, Jan 23 2023

    Very similar like our Government ...

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  • real kujuma, kodial

    Mon, Jan 23 2023

    driver must have had thotte sadagara as it was Sunday...our lax law is the reason for people take law unto their hands...luckily no one died...that is really a blessing..

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