Dharmasthala: 30 injured as KSRTC ‘Vaibhav’ bus overturns near Balthangadi

Dharmasthala: 30 injured as KSRTC ‘Vaibhav’ bus overturns near Balthangadi

Mangalore Today News Network

Belthangady, April 30, 2014:  A KSRTC ‘Vaibhav’ luxury bus carrying  people who were part of a tour arranged by the Department of women and Child Welfare,  overturned at Madyala Chadavu  near the Dharmasthala Welcome Arch on April 29, Tuesday injuring as many as 30 passengers.

 

It is learnt the driver of the bus lost control over the vehicle soon after it left Dharmasthala after an overnight stay of the passengers at Dharmasthala on April 28. The tour had commenced from Kolar on April 27. It is learnt the bus  was heading towards Hassan and Belur when it met with a mishap.

It is said all passengers have sustained injuries and it took some time for the locals including the temple staff as well as the KSRTC  unit staff to get them out of the bus. A JCB belonging to the temple was also pressed into service. Some of the injured  have been admitted  to a hospital in Mangalore.

Dr. D Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala also visited the accident spot. Belthangady police have registered a case.

 

The available names of the injured are Dhanalaxmi, Ratnamma, Timmakka, Narayana, Kantamma, Padmavati, Rajeshwari, Jayashri, Usha Devi, Manjunath, another Narayana, Ravi, Nitya, Sarasamma, Naveen, Mamata, Krishna Murty, Ramappa, Dattatreya, Kamala, Sujatamma, Radha Bai, Tarakesari, Vijayalaxmi, Muniratnamma and river Naveen Kumar.