Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (SP)

Puttur, Feb 11: In a tragic incident which happened at Padavu in Kunthoor village near Alankaru in the taluk on Friday February 10 morning, a student lost his life. The victim was Ajay (16), a tenth standard student of St George High School, Padavu. He was the son of the late Mohandas from Alangappe in Kunthoor village.

The boy had got admission to this high school for the ninth standard last year. He was a brilliant student and was popular on account of his gentle mannerism. He is survived by a brother and mother, Sumathi, who happens to be a former member of Perabe gram panchayat. His father, Mohandas, had succumbed to a scooter accident on this day, February 10, in 2015. The accident too happened within 500 metres from the spot where the boy's father was killed in the previous accident.

Ajay was walking toward his school on Friday morning, when a goods tempo which was moving towards Kadaba from the direction of Alankaru carrying a load of poultry birds, knocked him down from behind before falling into the drain and falling on its side. The boy, who was tossed onto the road due to the force of the accident, suffered critical injuries. He was immediately admitted into a private hospital in the town. He was later, moved to a private hospital in Mangaluru after finding that his condition needed specialized treatment. However, the boy did not survive for long there, and breathed his last in the afternoon.

Jabbar, Abdulla and Irshad, who were in the goods tempo, were also injured in the accident. All three were admitted into a private hospital here where they are said to be recovering.

St George High School Padavu declared a day's holiday for the institution on Friday as a mark of respect for its deceased student. A complaint relating to the accident was filed at Kadaba station on the basis of a complaint delivered by the brother of the victim.