Kundapur : Youth killed, several injured as bus overturns at Halady

Kundapur : Youth killed, several injured as bus overturns at Halady

Mangalore Today News Network

Kundapur, June 18, 2014 : A 19 year old youth lost his life  while many other sustained injuries when the private bus in which  they were travelling overturned  and  veered to the roadside at Halady on June 18, Wednesday morning.

 

Sources say as the bus was crossing Halady bridge, its axle broke and the driver lost control over the vehicle which was moving on a steep road near the Maruluchikku Temple. Very soon the bus overturned killing a youth named Sumanth.

Many of the bus passengers were students and office goers.The injured have been admitted to hospitals in Halady, Kundapur and Manipal. The driver of the  bus too has sustained serious injuries.

The deceased youth Sumanth worked for a private firm in Hebri and hailed from Shankernarayana. Some passengers of the ill-fated bus said he had boarded the bus in a haste in Shankernarayana, only for  fate to snatch away his life.

Soon after the mishap, public were heard complaining against private bus operators who fail in maintaining their vehicles and are  least bothered about the safety of passengers.