Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (SP)
Puttur, Nov 14: After a Maruti Omni vehicle hit a roadside tree at Nejikaru in Ilantila village on Guruvayanakere -Uppinangady Road on the evening of Sunday November 13, seven persons including three small children suffered grievous injuries. The accident occurred after the driver of the van lost control over the vehicle.
Owner-cum-driver of the van, Abubakker (53), his wife, Bifatumma (46), children, Irshad (18), and Ashika (15), as well as grandchildren, Mufeeda (3), Muzamir (2) and Muhifa (4), were injured.
The family was returning home located at Alake in Tannirpanth village in Beltangady taluk after attending a programme at Puttur, when this accident happened. The vehicle was negotiating a road bend at Nejikaru when it went out of the driver's control. After hitting the tree, the front portion of the van was badly damaged. Children seated on the front seat suffered serious injuries to their faces and got stuck inside the van. Locals who rushed to help the occupants of the van had difficulty in releasing the children from the spot and sending them to hospital at Uppinangady for emergency care.
After providing preliminary treatment at Uppinangady hospital, the injured were admitted into some private hospitals at Mangaluru. A case about the incident was registered by Puttur traffic police.