Mohan Kuthar

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (DV)

Mangaluru, Jul 25: Student of MSc in Environmental Science at Mangalore University, suffered a fractured hand after she fell trying to avoid a pothole on the Netravati bridge on national highway 66.

Due to the injury, she will likely be not able to write UGC and internal examinations which are scheduled to be held next month.

The injured student is identified as Nishmitha (19), a second-year student of MSc in Environmental Science at Mangalore University in Konaje.

It was heavily raining when the she was travelling from Konaje to Mangalore on July 22.

As there was a huge pothole on the bridge, after losing control, she fell on the road. An auto rickshaw driver who saw her, shifted her to a private hospital in the city immediately. In the hospital, it was found that her right hand was broken.

She also suffered various injuries on the body. After the surgery, doctors have advised her six months’ rest.

"I had brought the scooter to the college as I had project work. While returning home, trying to avoid a pothole on the Netravati bridge, I fell from the scooter and my hand suffered a fractured. Doctors have performed a surgery. There are internal examinations in the month of August. It will not be possible for me to attend it. There is UGC examination on August 12. We have spent Rs 65,000 for the surgery. Failure of maintenance of roads, has led to the accident. As we do not know where exactly to file a complaint on this, we have dropped the plan of filing a complaint," said Nishmitha.