Beltangady: Five Killed as Bus Rams into Stranded Timber-laden Lorry at Udane
Pics: Arun Uppinangady
Daijiworld Media Network – Beltangady (TU)
Beltangady, May 18: At least five persons were killed on the spot in a road accident when a KSRTC-run Iravat bus rammed into a stranded timber-laden lorry at Udane near here in the wee hours of Monday May 18.
So far the deceased have not been identified. Sources said that five more passengers suffered critical injuries in the accident. They have been admitted to A J Hospital in Mangalore. The accident has also left as many as 10 passengers with minor injuries. They have been admitted to hospitals in the town as well as in Puttur.
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The bus which was on its way to Mangalore from Bangalore, hit the stationary lorry at Udane at a high speed. The timber-laden lorry which had been stranded along the roadside was spotted at the last minute by the speeding bus driver. His last ditch efforts to avert the mishap were not successful as bus hit the lorry. As of now it is not known whether the driver of the bus too is among the deceased.
Eyewitnesses also said that the lorry had been parked by the roadside without switching on the parking lights. Since it had rained in the night, it became still more difficult for the bus driver to apply breaks on time.
Puttur ASP Harsha Gupta visited the spot and investigation is on.