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Udupi: Hit-and-run - Tanker kills 17-year-old at Santhekatte

  •   Wed, Aug 19 2015 11:21:12 AM

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Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi

Udupi, Aug 19: A teenager was killed in a hit-and-run accident on NH 66 near Lakshmi Venkateswara Temple (LVT), Santhekatte here on Wednesday August 19.

The deceased, Suprith (17), son of Prabhakar Shetty, was run over by a tanker which sped away without stopping.

It it learnt that Suprith, a resident of Chantaru near Kunjal, Brahmavar, was riding his Honda Activa towards Udupi when the accident took place.

Though the exact details are not yet known, some eyewitnesses said that another two-wheeler's handle grazed the handle of Suprith's Activa, due to which he swerved to the left. A tanker which behind Suprith's two-wheeler rammed into him, killing him on the spot.

The tanker driver sped away without stopping.

People gathered on the spot and there was traffic jam on the highway for sometime.

The body was shifted to Ajjarkad hospital.

Udupi traffic police have registered a case and efforts are on to track down the tanker driver.
  

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  • XYZ, MANGALORE

    Fri, Aug 21 2015

    Even Though The Tanker Driver Is At Fault, The Boy Does not have a riding license hence he is not allowed to ride a two wheeler on a national highway

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  • Westor Dsilva, Kallianpur

    Thu, Aug 20 2015

    The road is yet to be broadened in front of LVT. To add to it, a minor was riding the two wheeler. A recipe for disaster. Ultimately a life is lost. An irreparable loss.

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  • BK Shetty, AROOR/SAUDI

    Thu, Aug 20 2015

    Dear prabha it is a great loss to us may god give you strength to face this.

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  • lukas, malpe

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    Government should make RTO more powerful by providing high tech facilities and install CCTV every where and RTO should watch in hiding place to see speed of the vehicle. even highways should close each side of the Road to control unexpected Entry by all the way, but because of some influence in N66 they stopped doing construction which already half done by co.

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  • francis(Joe) Martis, Barkur/USA

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    Rest in Peace Suprith.
    Kallianpur Santhekatte junction is very dangerous intersection and accident prone. Traffic Dept/Police Dept is sleeping. Poor planning and useless politicians. There need traffic Lights & overbridges for people to cross, Many lives are lost around the location. People living nearby must press their demands with Politicians and Taluk office/Collector. Drivers also need to drive safe else pay fine.

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  • kunal, udipi

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    Suprith shetty... was my friend...find the tanker driver... may ur soul RIP

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  • S.M. Nawaz Kukkikatte, Dubai

    Wed, Aug 19 2015


    Very sad to hear, RIP Suprith

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  • George, India

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    Rest in Peace little Angel. It should have been a duty of your Parents not to let you as a Minor to drive and also the Stupidity of Erring Truck Driver who has little to no Humanity to Slow Down from his Speed in the First Instance or Stop the Vehicle at least Later the incident. Shame on Him. God also knows Truck Driver's Fate...!!!

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  • Stan, Udupi/ Dubai

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    Younger generation of today is not understanding the value of life.Parents be watchful on your teenage children and please do not allow them to ride two wheeler without licence and advice them to avoid highways even if they have licence.

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  • Alex, Mangalore

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    I was in Bombay and the traffic is extremely bad even during the lean hours. Taxi driver said, there are 35000 new vehicles pouring into Bombay everyday and there is no for vehicles to move at all. From morning 7 till evening 11 PM, he slogs with his feet tiring applying brakes and clutch continuously.
    That is how our India infrastructure is progressing. It would be similar sooner in Mangalore.
    God help us. What is in store for the generation following?

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    Do I have to shout from rooftops "Make separate lanes for 2 Wheelers" ...

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  • vijay P., Mangalore

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    Great idea...but also think about how to stop 3 or more Wheeler's from driving on that track. Remember we are Indians...allergic to any law/rule.

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  • oliver, udupi

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    I was there during the shifting of the body & it was horrible !!

    Due to thr weak heart people on Daiji, the full photos are not posted.

    Let the GOD ALMIGHTY console his family.

    RIP Suprith.

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  • Hubert D'souza, Mangalore Dubai

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    17 YEAR OLD MINOR BOY WITHOUT LICENSE RIDING 2 WHEELER RIP

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  • Peter Lewis, Kalmady/k s a

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    Please, do not allow your kids riding 2 wheelers on National Highways and State Highways. Almost truck drivers are from other states hit and run away. deceased are our local youths.

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  • Joe Gonsalves, Mangalore

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    It is surprising that the driver of the tanker sped away without stopping or without rendering first aid. There is a certain COD OF CONDUCT that needs to be followed by all drivers and that is in the case of accidents STOP AND RENDER FIRST AID and try to save a life. The legal formalities can wait when it is a question of saving lives.

    It is just a question of time before the defaulter is apprehended and booked.

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  • Roshan, bedra

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    No lane dividing road marks, No lane discipline? No speed limits? when we will learn? when we will follow road signs? Traffic rules? Busses and trucks supposed to be in the left lane of the two way road. May the departed soul RIP.

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  • vijay P., Mangalore

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    You brought up a very good point. The problem is we are too divided. We play chillar politics, God & Religion in every good or bad thing. On top of that we have chaltha hai attitude!
    Have you ever thought MK Gandhiji's wardrobe choice and the reason behind that. Only to unite us behind him under one flag. If he was suited-booted we would have been a British colony even now. Thinkboutit.

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  • Wilfred Fernandes, santhekatte

    Thu, Aug 20 2015

    No one has pointed the basic discrepancy in widening of NH 66. NHAI boasts of hiring Int'l experts in widening the highway. One commuting from Kundapura to Mangalore can see with naked eyes the quality, favouritism, discrimination etc in formation of road. I have not seen any highway passing through so many towns and cities like NH 66 from Kundapur to Mangalore. People sacrificed their land for formation of the road in abt 1968 which was built (2 lanes) with tax payers' money. Now again the same people are being displaced and ribbon developments taken place are being destroyed by projecting that the widening is for public cause/national importance. Different yardsticks are applied in land acquisition, width, road median etc. in Udupi and Mangalore itself. When the affected locals protested and objected to form the road beyond the already acquired 45 meters no one gave them the support/justice.

    The government, local MLAs, MPs and even the H'able courts washed their hands off. Now it is not only the land losers that are suffering but every local who is using the NH 66 is at risk due to unscientific way of formation, wrong location, unfinished work, several diversions without proper signboards and light etc. Can some one tell me how many lives have been lost since the widening work started? There is adequate barren land where the highway could have been formed with shortest distance instead of the present curvy (snake's path)road and displacing so many locals including the farmers. Kerala and Goa Govts. did not allow to widen the road beyond 30 - 45 meters. However in Udupi - 5 Km in Kundapur, 2 KM in Kota are 45 meters width, Padubidiri town it is learnt 45 meters width whereas in other important towns like Brahmavara, Santhekatte (Udupi City Municipality Area) Udupi, Katapady etc. 60 meters are acquired paying paltry compensation. For same NH discrimination every where. Acquiring land and destroying developments of one generation! Total failure!

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  • Hindustani, Manipal/Dubai

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    very sad incident.

    May his soul Rest in peace!
    May God give strength to deceased fly. to overcome this grief.

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  • RequiemWorld, World

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    This is a sad case.. I am from that place.. Also there is no Bridge so that people can cross the road.. Everyday old People complain abt it.. I have seen many near miss cases.. It's getting crowded.. Fact is people still vote for the same people which do not function..

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    Apart from feeling sorry and saying RIP, what else can we do ...

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  • Lydia Lobo, Kadri

    Wed, Aug 19 2015

    Sad at the loss of young life. No matter whose fault it is, upon discovering that the driver is a minor, all claims become null and void. This is how we unknowingly give reason for hit-and-run, where, defaulters get a free license.

    Condolences to the mourning parents and family members of Suprit. RIP.

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