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Father-son die in bike-bus collision at Panjikallu


Mangalore Today News Network

Sullia, Aug 4, 2014: A father and a son met a tragic end in a road accident involving their bike and a KSRTC bus  at Panjikallu curve on the Jalsur-Kasargod  Highway on August 3, Sunday evening.


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The deceased are Chandroji(50) of Adoor and his son Jithendra (24).  If Jithendra was riding the bike, his father was on the pillion. The two were returning home after purchasing meat at Jalsur when the KSRTC bus operating on the Kasargod-Sullia-Subrahmanya-Dharmasthala roué hit them. It is learnt, both of them who sustained critical head injuries died on the spot.

Traffic was disrupted on the highway for over two hours following the accident.