NewsKarnataka-Bantwal
Bantwal :More than 20 passengers sustained injuries when a bus on way to Moodbidri from BC Road met with an accident near Kudkodi bridge at Siddakatte on October 9, Wednesday morning.
The mishap occurred at around 8 am when the bus named “Maha Ganesh”suffered a brake failure and the driver lost control over the vehicle.
Reckless driving of the driver is said to be the cause for the accident. More than twenty people were injured in the accident. The injured have been hospitalized in different private hospitals.
The bus on way to BC Road to Moodbidri and Karkala was completely damaged due to the impact. Several passengers including college students and people going to work were in the bus.
The auto rickshaw drivers and other local people helped to take the injured passengers to hospitals in Mangalore, Moodbidri and Bantwal by ambulance.
Those who witnessed the mishap blamed driver for his reckless driving.
SI Nagaraj of Bantwal police station visited the spot and further investigation is on.