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Mangalore: Bus Falls into Gorge Near Thokkottu - 37 Injured

  •   Sat, Dec 13 2008 06:52:37 PM

Mangalore: Bus Falls into Gorge Near Thokkottu - 37 Injured 
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (TU)
Pics: Spoorthy Ullal
 
Mangalore, Dec 13: At least 37 passengers including 18 students were injured when a private bus in which they were travelling fell down into a  gorge of about 20 feet at Babbakatte near Thokkottu here on Saturday December 13.

The accident took place in the afternoon when the driver of the bus, route no 44 lost control of his  vehicle while overtaking another bus. The bus was on its way to Kumpala from State Bank.
 
According to the police one passenger has suffered serious injuries. The Ullal police have registered a case in this regard.

More details are awaited
  

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  • Rammohan, Puttur

    Sun, Dec 14 2008

    The severe competition amongst private buses causes these accidents, in their haste to pick up passengers. Good Photos. The public however are not shown the name of the bus involved or the registration number of the bus or buses involved as a forewarning to the travelling public, whenever these news items are published.

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  • Purushottama, Byndoor

    Sun, Dec 14 2008

    The picture shows it was a " dabba bus". Many such buses ply in and around Mangalore and Udupi " Thanks " to the RTOs who issue FC to such buses. After all it is not their life at stake.

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  • Padmanabha Shenoy, Udupi /Dammam Saudi Arabia

    Sun, Dec 14 2008

    Very Sad....Bus looks quite old and our traffic department should strictly follow the rules and regulations to check the condition of the buses.

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  • Subhas, Bajilakeri, Mangalore/Dubai

    Sun, Dec 14 2008

    The RTO should inspect the condition of the bus before sanctioning the bus permit whether this bus is suitable to run on  mangalore roads or not? The RTO should not surrender to the bus owners over Money!!

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  • ashif, mangalore/attavar

    Sun, Dec 14 2008

    I think it is time to get going with the govt bus idea, for the good of the people of Mangalore

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  • Nigel Albuquerque, Mangalore & Nalasopara (East), Mumbai

    Sun, Dec 14 2008

    Think, this' the 2nd Bus Accident in the Ullal & Tokkot areas in recent times. Whats the Local Administration doing? Yet another SITTING DUCK?

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  • Salian, Mangalore

    Sun, Dec 14 2008

    It is high time to stop all such irresponsible drivers of private buses from taking more valuable lives on road by their reckless driving. RTO please act fast.

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  • Ramesh baliga, Mangalore

    Sat, Dec 13 2008

    Not just the driver to be blamed..owner of the bus,RTO,Police as well as the general public are all responsible for accidents like this.Who cares about normal citizens in India.Very few follow the rules and get paid for it!!!.God save this country.Maybe he too will get frustrated !!!!.. with all the misrule,bribary,Bad roads,Red tapism,pot holes,floods,bombings,killings,fraud,electricity failures,high service taxes,Land mafias,(one can name another 100 such things) if india is moving forword,then i am sure God is in India only...God alone can bring solace to ordinary citizens.

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  • FLORA, MANGALORE / DUBAI

    Sun, Dec 14 2008

    It is really a shocking news!!! Pity the  injured.

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  • Steevan pais, Mangalore/Sharjah

    Sat, Dec 13 2008

    Very sad tragedy,,we should have KSRTC busses soon

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