Mangaluru, Nov 09, 2023: A car was badly mangled, but the driver escaped unhurt after a jelly laden tipper rammed into the car near Loretto in Bantwal on November 9, Thursday morning.
The car belonged to Krishna Arasa of Mysuru while the tipper belonged to the KNRC company.
Krishna Arasa was on way to Moodbidri to meet his daughter who is studying in Alva’s college, when the speeding tipper rammed into his car.
Soon after the accident local residents staged a flash protest by obstructing the movement of the KNRC company lorries stating that the lorries were not only endangering motorists but had also damaged the roads.