Accident death toll rises to Eight
(Update) In the latest report Death toll in the Omni-bus collision in Movadi Trasi rose to Eight.
Seven students killed in Omni-bus collision
Kundapura: In a tragic road mishap, seven students were killed and six others injured after a Maruti Omni and a bus collided head-on on the NH 66 near Movadi Cross, Gangolli Station limits, Kundapur Taluk here, on Tuesday, June 21.
The decased has been identified as Ancita, Ananya, Royston, Alvita, Clerissa, Celista, Nikitha and Delphin.
According to the police, 16 students were on their way to Movadi private school in a private Omni car from Hemmadi. The accident took place when the Omni driver tried to take a turn to the right side of the road. A private bus on route to Kundapur crashed into the Omni.
The Omni was totally damaged due to the impact. Three students were killed on the spot. The other students were admitted to private hospitals in Kundapur and Udupi, out of which four others also died.
The Gangolli Police have registered the case.
Very Sad New 🙁 May their souls RIP.
very very sad .
I hope serious action is taken against the omni driver. 16 people in a 8seater death vehicle. The safety rating of Omni is zero and it’s still been sold in the market. I urge the parents of the kids to register a case against the omni driver as well as the bus driver. The bus driver might be wrong but the Omni driver is equally responsible for this. The lives might not come back but it should be a lesson for the unsafe drivers. All the little angels soul rest in peace.
A real tragedy indeed! May the families be given the strength to bear such a loss.