Mangalore : A cement mixer truck turned turtle near the Natekal curve in the wee hours of May 30, Thursday. The mishap is learnt to have occurred after the driver of the truck lost control over his vehicle. However, he had a narrow escape and sustained only minor injuries in the mishap.
The truck however was badly mangled in the accident. The mishap took place when the driver was negotiating a curve. It is learnt, the truck was on way to Infosys campus at Konaje from Mangalore. Konaje police have registered a case.
In yet another case, the tyres of a truck got stuck in a gap between two roads at Kallaup near Thokkottu. With water filled in the gap due to rains, the driver was taken unawares when the wheels of his vehicle landed in the gap.