Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Nov 15: A chain collision near the Panambur signal on National Highway 66 resulted in the death of three people on the spot on Saturday morning.
Reports indicate that vehicles had stopped at the Panambur signal. A tanker was halted at the front, with an auto-rickshaw stopped behind it. Another tanker arriving from the rear rammed into the auto-rickshaw, which then crashed into a car in front, and subsequently into another tanker ahead of it.
The auto-rickshaw was completely crushed between the two tankers, killing the rickshaw driver and two passengers instantly.
The bodies were shifted to a private hospital in the city. Mangaluru North traffic police visited the spot and conducted an inspection.