Newskarnataka-Bantwal
Bantwal: One person was critically injured in a collision between a truck and KSRTC bus at Ubbabettu Banbila, near Vogga, on Bantwal – Kadoor national highway on Wednesday October 2.
The deceased has been identified as thirty-eight-year-old truck driver Yousuf, a resident of Nagri in Sajipa Mooda village.
The poultry truck was plying from Bantwal to Beltangady, when it collided with oncoming KSRTC bus. As a result, both the automobiles were damaged. The locals tried and managed to rescue Yousuf from the wreckage. He was taken to a private hospital in Mangalore for better treatment. The bus passengers escaped with bruises.
The traffic was hindered for a few hours till the traffic cops from Bantwal rural police station arrived at the spot.
The police registered a case in this regard.