Mangalore: New Maruti Swift Car Takes a Dip in River Shambhavi
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (MM)
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Mangalore, Apr 8: A new Maruti Swift car which was on road for test driving skidded off the road and fell into Shambhavi River near Kulur bridge here on Tuesday April 8 afternoon.
The car belonged to Mandovi showroom and a total of 4 members were there in the car when the tragedy took place. The car rammed into a stone after the driver lost control over it and rolled into the nearby river.
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Sources informed that, all the four persons who were inside the car sustained injuries and have been admitted to A J Hospital here. The car was later pulled out from the river with the help of locals and a crane. Fire services from NMPT too was summoned to the spot.
It is said that the accident was the result of reckless and negligent driving by the driver who had taken the newly-launched model of the Maruti Swift car for test driving.