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Mangalore: City Bus Plunges into Gorge - Miraculous Escape for Passengers

  •   Fri, Aug 08 2008 05:44:59 PM

Mangalore: City Bus Plunges into Gorge - Miraculous Escape for Passengers

Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (RD/SP)

Mangalore, Aug 8: A city bus plunged into a gorge while on its way to the city near Yekkur here on Friday August 8 afternoon.

The city bus plying from Ullal, plunged into the gorge, at Yekkur on the busy national highway 17, when the driver of an oncoming truck who tried to overtake another vehicle, dangerously came close to the city bus, at the steep curve near Government Fisheries College here.  

Latish, the driver of city bus as well as all the passengers of the bus survived, with a few bruises for some of them. 

Sources informed that the truck driver jumped lane in order to overtake another vehicle in  a reckless manner and the bus driver tried his best to avoid head on collision, maneuvered the bus to the edge of road, resulting in the bus plunging into the roadside gorge.  

Kankanady police and the traffic police arrived on the scene soon and managed to pull the bus out, using a crane. The Kankanady police have registered a case in this regard.
  

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  • chetan shetty, mangalorel/ dubai

    Sat, Aug 09 2008

    Too much vehicles and width of the road being less has increased more such kind of accidents.So the local municipal body so try to increase the width and quality of the roads instead of blaming the bus drivers .

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  • russell dsouza, bejai, muscat

    Sat, Aug 09 2008

    Driving in mangalore is an easy direct way to heaven or hell as it is very dangerous. Drivers have no sense of driving and the corporation has never cared for the upkeeping of roads. Moreover everyone is to blame because there are so many two wheelers, Auto,s cars and other vehicle along with heavy vehicles plying on one lane where accidents are sure to take place.

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  • RAJESH, MANGALORE/DUBAI

    Sat, Aug 09 2008

    there is a immediate need for converting 2 lanes into four lanes to avoid such kind of accidents so that people can travel safely on highways.

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  • ozy, pamboor,

    Sat, Aug 09 2008

    i appreciate the bus driver latish,really ur a smart & great driver dear..u saved lives

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  • Lancy Moras, Bajjodi, Jeddah Saudi Arabia

    Sat, Aug 09 2008

    God is always kind enough to save the people. Those who were inside the bus might have not thought of such a menace situation and had to wait for a atypical miracle. I thank God for this marvel. Good coverage and pics and thanks to daiji team and Dayanand Kukkaje.

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  • Moosa Kunhi, Kakkinje/Dammam

    Sat, Aug 09 2008

    Well.The driver avoided the possible accident.Keep it up

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  • Jathin, Mangalore/ Dubai

    Sat, Aug 09 2008

    This is one of the most dangerous accident spots in entire undivided DK. Its high time the concerned officials setup a road divider on this particular turn.

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