Ghastly Road Accident in Mulky Kills one, Several Injured
Mulky: In a ghastly road accident, a private bus plying from Mangaluru to Udupi, crashed into a parked Lorry, killing a youth on the spot and injuring several other passengers, near Ksheera Sagar, Mulky here on March 31.
The identity of the injured and the deceased have yet to be ascertained.
According to the eyewitnesses, it is learnt that two private buses from Mangaluru to Udupi were plying at a high speed while competing with each other. On NH 66, near Ksheera Sagar Mulky, the driver of the bus without noticing the parked lorry on the side of the road crashed into it.
The impact was such that half portion of the bus has completely mangled. The passenger who was sitting in the front seat died on the spot. More than 15 passengers have been seriously injured.
Hearing the passengers cry for help, the locals rushed to their rescue and shifted them to the hospital.
The traffic on the highway was interrupted for some time. The Mulky police reached the spot and cleared the traffic.
A case has been registered in the Mulky police station.
This news of ghastly accidents on NH66/NH17 is not new or news. Numerous complaints have been written in various media on the reckless and possible drunken driving of these private buses that run from Mangalore to Udupi and vice versa, and also on the parking of trucks on highways and service roads – question is: What is the RTO doing about preventing such ghastly accidents or in ensuring truck and half lorry drivers do not park on the dark highways and service roads. Special Pay and Park Areas or Zones in each town from Mangalore to Kundapur must be constructed… Read more »