Jeep-truck collision kills one, injures eight in Puttur
Team Udayavani, Dec 30, 2019, 10:57 AM IST
Puttur: A jeep shuttling passengers between Nelyady and Uppinangady collided with a container truck near Bajathur village on Sunday, 29 December killing the driver and injuring eight other passengers.
The jeep was ferrying the passengers when the container truck going to Mangaluru struck the jeep at a road turning in Bedrody. The jeep was badly mangled after the collision.
The jeep’s driver, Abubakar Siddique, resident of Nelyady was taken to hospital but was declared dead. Two passengers, Suresh (35) and Malick (40) who sustained severe injuries were admitted to a private hospital. Odiappa (50), Raja (46), Vasant (40), Poovappa Gowda (45) and Gururaj were also admitted to a city hospital.
The truck driver attempted to flee the scene but was intercepted by locals after a chase and handed over to the police. A case with the local traffic police was registered.
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