Miraculous escape after Tempo hits side wall of Santhekatte Bridge
Udupi: The driver of a 407 tempo had a miraculous escape when his tempo hit the side wall of the bridge and came to a halt at KG Road near Santhekatte on September 22 night.
According to an eyewitness, the 407 tempo carrying wooden logs was on its way to Kundapur from Udupi. When the tempo driver tried to overtake another vehicle he lost control and hit the vehicle to the side wall of the bridge after which it came to a halt. Luckily no major injuries were reported in the accident. The side wall and the pillar of the bridge were damaged.
Soon after the accident, the traffic and the Brahmavar Police arrived to the spot and removed the tempo from the bridge with help of a crane and cleared the traffic.