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Sugar-laden truck falls into roadside drain at Udyavar; drunk driver detained

  •   Wed, Aug 05 2026 10:50:08 AM

Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (TP)

Udupi, Aug 5: A truck transporting sugar to Kerala veered off the road and plunged into a roadside drain near Udyavar on National Highway 66 on Tuesday evening, August 4, after the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle. Police have detained the driver, who was found to be under the influence of alcohol.

The driver had reportedly attempted to park the truck along the roadside near Udyavar. However, allegedly being heavily intoxicated, he lost control of the vehicle, causing it to plunge into the roadside drain.

The truck's wheels became lodged in the muddy ground, preventing it from moving further and thereby averting what could have been a major accident.

Soon after the incident, local residents gathered at the spot and confronted the driver, who was reportedly staggering due to intoxication.

Fortunately, no casualties or injuries were reported in the incident.

Personnel from Kaup police visited the scene and conducted an inspection. A preliminary investigation confirmed that the driver was allegedly operating the vehicle under the influence of alcohol. He has been taken into custody, and further legal action is underway.

 

 

 

 
  

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  • Flavian, Mangalore

    Wed, Aug 05 2026

    Daphney, very good judgment common sense indeed. You did a postmortem of the surroundings and gave brilliant point of view instead of generalizing or linking the incident to numerous nonrelated issues. Appreciated. 🙏 👍

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  • Shrutte, Guvyana

    Thu, Aug 06 2026

    Daphney sounds like lady. How come she is well versed about the body parts of a truck ? She knows about the truck from a to z/its physics/biology/chemistry/maths? It's parking etc. may be he is writing in the name of dappuni. MAy be she is the owner of trucks plus work as driver. Taking loads from udupi to sakleshpur. Good experience must appreciate..

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  • Rita, Germany

    Wed, Aug 05 2026

    Many accidents and deaths happen due to drunken drivers .Her picture shows it was overloaded .Is there no limit to load ?Or noone is responsible to look into it?That driver is drunken etc?Thank God no other vehicle nearby or persons were there.Where is the drain see only big potholes on road.He must have tried to avoid them?Anyway one cant recognise front front tyresThank God noone is injured or dead.Cancel his driver licence.and punishment too

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  • Daphney, Udyavar

    Wed, Aug 05 2026

    The reporting appears misleading. The driver may have been drunk, but the photos clearly show the truck's tyres sank into the soft roadside ground under its weight. The driver had reportedly been attempting to park near Udyavar. From the images, it does not seem accurate to claim that the truck was driven into a drain.

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