Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (RD)
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Udupi, Feb 13: A bitumen-laden tanker plunged into river breaking the railings of Pangala Bridge, located on National Highway 17, at 12.45 p m on Wednesday February 13.
There were three persons including the driver traveling in the tanker. Initial reports stated that all of them have survived without any major injuries.
Bitumen-laden tanker plying from Mangalore fell into the river after its driver lost control while trying to avoid a marauding bus coming from the opposite direction on the accident-prone Pangala Bridge. But well before the driver could regain his control, the tanker had broken the railings of the bridge and plunged into the river.
Eyewitnesses said that owing to the accident, bitumen that leaked out from the tanker was flowing in the river. However, a major tragedy was averted since the tanker had landed by the banks of the river and not exactly fallen into the deep waters.