Puttur: KSRTC Bus Rams Maruti Omni Carrying Pilgrims to Dharmasthala - Four Lose Lives
Report and Pics: Arun Uppinangady
Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (RD/SB)
Puttur, Jul 19: Four pilgrims from Tumkur died in an accident that occurred on Subrahmanya – Dharmasthala Road at Kokkada near here when a KSRTC bus rammed at Maruti Omni the pilgrims were travelling in on Sunday July 19 at about 12.30 pm.
The deceased have been identified as Narasimhaiah (58), Prahlad (27), Ramakka (42) and Omni driver Krishnappa, all from Indiranagar of Hobala taluk in Tumkur district. While two of them died on the spot, the other two succumbed to injuries in the hospital.
The pilgrims were on their way to Dharmasthala after visiting Kukke Subrahmanya temple in Maruti Omni when a KSRTC bus plying from Dharmasthala to Mangalore rammed the Omni that was parked besides the road as one of the pilgrims on the vehicle had alighted to attend nature’s call. The mishap occurred when the driver of KSRTC bus tried to give way to a bus coming from the opposite direction.
The others traveling in Omni, Neela (33), Kavya (18), Divyasri (15) and Ganesh (6) too have been injured except Sethuram, who was fortunate to have not been in the vehicle. Nellyadi and Uppinangady police arrived at the spot. A case has been registered a case in this regard.