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Mangalore: One Dead as Volvo Bus Rams into Bike

  •   Sun, Apr 08 2012 09:21:13 AM

Mangalore: One Dead as Volvo Bus Rams into Bike

Pics: Spoorthi Ullal
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Apr 8: One person died and four were injured in an accident that occured near Kottata Chowki flyover here on Sunday April 8.

The accident occured at around 6 am when a KSRTC Volvo bus rammed into a bike, killing one and injuring four.

The deceased has been identified as Rupesh Shetty (26), a surveyor with MRPL. He was returning from night duty on his bike when the accident took place.

Among the injured, one has been admitted to AJ Hospital and the rest escaped with minor bruises. All the injured were in the bus.

Sources said the bus driver drove on the wrong side of the road and hit the bike. It is said that he tried to avoid hitting the bike, but in vain, and the bus rolled over the side of the road.

The bus was plying to Kundapur from Bangalore via Mangalore.

  

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  • Shashikanth M, Mangalore

    Sat, Apr 21 2012

    I understand that a passenger suddenly requested the driver to take the service road when the driver was about to take the Flyover at a standard speed.
    KSRTC drivers are usually much safer than private bus drivers.
    Moreover the driver was probably driving the entire night.
    Would it be fair to completely blame it on the poor bus driver?

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  • Evans Christopher Sumitra, Udupi/New York, USA

    Tue, Apr 10 2012

    One more precious life lost due to the rash and negligent driving of a bus driver. Rupesh Shetty your life is cut short. May your soul rest in eternal peace. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, friends and colleagues. The pictures by Spoorthi Ullal is very touching and I feel how can the driver in the Volvo bus with full of passengers can hit a motor bike and fall on its side. This is a bizzare case and only after a thorough inquiry is finished we cannot presume anything. Anything must have happened at that moment.

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  • Sunitha Devadiga, Hosabettu

    Mon, Apr 09 2012

    May his soul rest in eternal peace.

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  • Amitha, Mangalore

    Mon, Apr 09 2012

    Very sad..... may the god give peace to his soul and courage to his family to bear this ....

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  • Rohit correa, Udupi

    Mon, Apr 09 2012

    Please do not just blame people for their errors comitted whether by negligence or accidental. We need to find the root cause and find solutions for this. According to me, these accidents may come down once the four laning projects is completed. Driving in mangalore and udupi districts has always been on the harsher side, but i feel ksrtc drivers are far safer and more experienced than the private busses.

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  • irene, mumbai

    Mon, Apr 09 2012

    It was volvo not a concord plane.there is a limit for speed.His super speed killed a young man Is it possible to give back the lost son to his mother.There is no sense in driving.

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  • Rohan, Urwa

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    I believe the ratio for road accidents has hiked for 2012(i.e. quiet a number of Bus/ Car accidents, Two wheeler accidents, pedestriants injured or killed).I think its high time for RTO or who ever so concerned start having tougher laws.

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  • Vishenth, Valencia

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    People are irresponsible - there is absolutely no accountability - basically dirty, corrupt, shameless and cheap. There is no way out of this mess. It is only going to get worse.

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  • kkps, Udupi \ USA

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    It is distrubing to read frequent accidents and loss of life on the road in twin districts.

    I appreciate valued comments from various readers. In my opinon unless corruption in RTO is controlled and a person with vision and authority (Daredevil, non fearing to any politician) like our ex DC Mr. PONNURAJ comes in RTO derpartment, it is very difficult to control these drives.

    1.Example for height of corruption in RTO

    IDP (International Driving Permit) cannot be issued without person being personally visiting the RTO's office. Many may be surprised to know with a help of a friend I managed to get IDP for just Rs.2000 from USA. I have all the reason to believe if anyones licence is cancelled it will be not very difficult revalidate or reissue.

    2. Loop Holes in the Law. Drivers normally runaway from the scence, how much does police department do to arrest them and put behind bars. I heard (which may not correct) most of the time drivers surrender with bail application with help of vehicle owners, which inturn give them a confidence even with accident they can get away.

    3. Driving manners

    Honestly accept how many of us follow correct traffic rules.(I agree it is not practicle when all heavy vehicle driver voilating it)

    a) Now dividers been put between the road, to save some distance\fuel many bikers\autos and even car & bus drive in wrong direction.
    b)Early morning and late night when traffic is minimum drivers drive in oneway or jumping the signal.
    c) THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH SIGN BOARDS AND ALSO THEY ARE NOT PROMINENTLY VISIBLE

    BUT I AM SURE IN COMING YEARS ALL THESE PROBLEMS WILL BE ADDRESSED, PEOPLE WILL BE MORE CAUTIOUS ABOUT SAFTY AND THING WILL BECOME BETTER

    GOD BLESS MANGALORE\UDUPI.... KARNATAKA.....INDIA

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  • kevin rodrigues, uppoor udupi / dombivli

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    NH 17 (old)from kundapur to mangalore around 100 kms distance now going to be multiple lanes where there are no speed breakers that means no control for speed limit and carrying capacity of the public vehicles. Most of the drivers in mangalore / udupi are unexpeienced youngsters, going on an unlimited speed limit / carrying capacity which leads to minor / major accidents causing disability / death of innocent person. Who is responsible for this? Atleast the police commsioner's of both districts chalk out some plan to educate our coastal drivers in minimising the accidents.

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  • MAS, Mangalore

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    I don’t know why few readers are in favour of these types of reckless drivers and commenting in favour of them if concerned department will take stringent action (heavy penalty & cancel of license) against the guilty/reckless/ drunken drivers then only the lesson for other drivers so we can save many peoples’ lives. JAI HO KAR-NATAKA

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  • Prasanna Rao, Mangalore

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    May his soul rest in peace.
    In fact very unscientific circle in Kottara. When I entered there via infosys, I couldn't understand whether I should go from the right road or left road to get into highway (AJ hospital direction).Had a very near save from rushing bus.

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  • MA, Kateel

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    One more upcoming life left us , Why this is all Happening in Mangalore and Udipi , Why is kollavery , May his soul rest in Peace
    MA
    Kateel H1N1

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  • Stany Dsouza, Shanthigudde, Shirva

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    My deepest heartfelt condolences to Roopesh's family. Young man's dreams with bright future vanished.

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  • Mohana Bangera, Mangalore Kulshekara

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    I was shocked to hear this news as Ii was in the same bus and I got down near pumpwell. I have traveled in the same bus several times from bangalore to managalore i feel like i m in roller coaster ride . yesterday also bus was halted in sakleshpur at 03.00am and I found it very difficult to sleep when the bus was coming down in ghat section.

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  • Nithesh Kumar, Mangalore

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    ppl are forgetting the point, its neither the boy's fault nor the driver.....because, if u r new to this section of the road in mlore, u can notice that there is no service road for the fly over....i have escaped several times being run over by large vehicles while travelling near any flyovers ( surathkal, Kulur, kottara) ...none of the flyovers in mlore have service road....so it may be my photo in the news tomo, because NHAI has not yet provided any service roads for the flyovers in mlore....

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  • Louis, Kuwait

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    May his soul rest in peace. Young man with bright future no more. All the dreams of his family vanished. Hope the The govt will give good compensationto his family members. Driver is at fault.

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  • N. V., YEKKAR PERMUDE

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    vERY SAD TO SEE NEGLIGENCE CAUSED END OF A YOUNG GUY. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON ROADS BETWEEN UDUPI AND MANGALORE.....
    MY HUMBLE REQUEST TO ALL PEOPLES REPRESENATIVE "PLEASE GIVE MORE IMPORTENCE AND ADAPT NECESSARY SAFETY MEASSURES ON ROADS OF OUR BLELOVED TWIN DISTRICTS"
    N. V.
    YEKKAR
    PERMUDE

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  • Don, Udupi/blore

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    This is typical KSRTC attitude while driving.. Govt is not taking proper action on these drivers.. If you travel from blore to mlore then definitely you will see KSRTC buses plying like a F1 car and We have to go off the road to save our life!!

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  • B.A.NAINAR, HOTEL RESIDENCY GATE, above hotel royal darbar,BENDOOR WELL KANKANADI, MANGALORE-2

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    very danger this heavy vechicle , no control him self, over speed, they also not make a purposely mistake,they try to escape they self, this road, both side parking, one way how they drive, local bus make over take.specialy danger for small vechiles bus lost is lost never get back..

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  • Ted, Mangalore

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    800 Million Indians live on less than $2 a day, half of the world's poor are in India, 80% of children under the age of 5 are malnourished,Infrastructure in India which is worst than most of the African Countries, most Indian Cities look like waste Dumpyards, absolute lack of Law and Order, Bunch of Criminals governing the nation , etc etc a very long list can be drafted...Where is Indian heading towards with all these????????

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  • MAS, Mangalore

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    May his soul rest in peace and GOD give his family courage and strength to the irreparable loss. I request with the RTO Authorities & Traffic Police & concerned department to take stringent action against guilty drivers, reckless drivers & alcoholic drivers (during driving) penalty around Rs.10000 if anybody losses the life because of reckless driving penalty should be charged Rs. 50000 to 100000 and paid to bereaved family & should cancel the drivers' license. JAI HO KAR-NATAKA

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte /Riyadh

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    A unfortunate death,Sad indeed.A mistake from the volvo driver driving in a wrong side.A small mistake to a death.'May his soul rest in peace'. Condolence to the deceased family.

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  • sushma, mangalore

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    accident is common at mangalore now a days... bcz of these bad roads and heavy vehicles innocent people are giving up their life.. rip

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    Bad news.... Now a days frequent accidents occurring in Mangalore and Udupi..

    May his soul rest in peace..

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  • Harsha Malhotra, Mangalore/New Delhi

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    Due to price hike..now-a-days volvo runs like supersonic fighter in mangalore road..!!

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  • Golden, Mangalore

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    If the peoples representatives (Elected and Non Elected Politicians, MP's, MLA's & MLC's) can not take up the issues with authorities in Mangalore and Udupi, can we expect them to take up our issues in Vidhana Soudha (Bangalore) and Parliment (N Delhi).

    How many more lives need to be lost before this menace for heavy vechicle drivers stop.

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  • Rakesh shetty, manglaore

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    SO SAD. THIS IS BUS DRIVER FAULT. I WISH POLICE SHOULD PUNISH HIM AND CANCEL HIS DRIVING LICENSE.

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