Siddapura : As many as 13 persons were injured in a head-on collision between a jeep and a Bolero near the Nelyahudikeri bridge here on May 19, Sunday.
The Bolero (KA 03 MQ 6452) was on way to Arekad from Siddapur while the jeep (KA 12 M 3565) was carrying people for a wedding at Palibetta hills from Nelyahudikeri.
Supreetha and Sharada who were travelling in the jeep sustained grievous injuries and have been admitted to Madikeri Hospital. The other injured persons namely Lakshmi, Paramashiva, Bala, Sanija, Abhishek, jeep driver Devaraj, Padmavathi and Sampath have been admitted to Siddapur Government Hospital. Surendra and Ashique who were in the Bolero jeep escaped with minor injuries.
Siddapur police have registered a case.