Kasargod: Accidents took away four lives and over twenty injured

Kasargod: Accidents took away four lives and over twenty injured

Mangalore Today News Network

Kasargod, May 13, 2013: Four persons killed and over twenty injured on a separate accidents at Cheemeni and Keecheri on May 12 and13.

 

 

  In the accident that took place on May 12 evening, a bus rammed into an auto rickshaw head-on, killing two and injuring over 20.

The deceased were identified as Janaki (55), wife of P V Kartambura and resident of Karindala-Peringana, and Ashwin (11), son of Anup and Shanti from Kumble. Both were travelling in the auto.

Girish Kumar (31), son of Janaki was driving the auto rickshaw. He was ferrying passengers Revati, Sarojini, Ashwin and his mother Shanti.

V Ratnakumari (44) of Trikkaripura, C Srideviamma (67), P Kamala (42), Sushil (40), Sarala (40), Narayana (50) of Ballakadappura, Anand (10), Arun (12), Kiran (7), Sajith Kumar (20), Shanta (46), Muttai (61) Narayani (60) were among the injured. They were admitted in a nearby hospital.


Six of the injured are said to be critical.

The accident occurred when the private bus plying from Chemeeni to Kanhangad tried to overtake a scooter and rammed into the auto rickshaw approaching from the opposite direction. The impact was such that the auto rolled off the side of the road while the bus hit the protective wall on the edge. Anoop and Reshma who were on the scooter too were injured.

The other accident that occurred at Keecheri on May 13, two cars collided on the national highway, resulting in the deaths of two persons.

The deceased have been identified as Litty (27), wife of Digo, and Jose Vorkey (30) who was driving the car. Both were residents of Chittarrikal.


Digo (30) and brother Ditty Verghese (35), a journalist by profession, were injured and admitted to Kannur hospital.

An Alto car approaching from opposite direction rammed into their Innova car.
The Alto was completely damaged in the accident.

Litty was a nurse at a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She had come on holidays a few months ago. On Monday, she was on her way to Kozhikode airport to catch the afternoon flight to Jeddah when the accident took place.

She was the daughter of Thomas and Maria of Kottayam, and sister of Anjali.