Would-be-bride among 7 dead in bus-tempo collision near Bhatkal

Mangalore Today News Network

Bantwal, May 25,2017 : Seven persons including a would-be-bride lost their lives while 25 others sustained injuries in a tragic road accident involving a tempo and a bus at Manki here during the wee hours of May 25, Thursday.

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A wedding party was travelling in the tempo towards Dharmasthala from Dharwad, while the VRL bus was moving towards Belagavi from Mangaluru when the two vehicles collided head on.

The driver of the bus Umesh (35), would-be-bride, Divya Kordikar (23), tempo driver Nagappa Ganigar(46), Nagesh Shet (47), Subrahmanya (15), Pooja Shet and Sudesh Shet (38) have lost their lives in the accident. Divya’s wedding was scheduled to be held on May 27.

The injured have been rushed to hospitals.

Manki police are investigating the case.

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Prashanth Menon, mangaluru	Thu, May-25-2017, 2:36
A ghastly accident ......hope the injured are recovered soon
Amar rao, Vamamjoor	Thu, May-25-2017, 2:34
Accidents happens in fraction of second , but so sad the bride and her family members have met tragic end in the collision between vehicle .
Sohan Ali, Mumbai	Thu, May-25-2017, 1:22
Reckless driving leads to such incidents , but the loss occurred due to such accidents is non repairable . RIP
Henry Dsouza, Bantwal	Thu, May-25-2017, 12:44
A sad incident . Accident most of the times occurs due to speed and negligence . Condolence to the family .

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