Mangaluru : Peacock dies in road accident at Ekkur

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Sep 24, 2016 :  A peacock died  after it was hit by an unidentified vehicle at Ekkur on September 23, Friday afternoon.

It is said that the peacock was flying  across the road at a low level when it was  knocked down by a speeding vehicle.

The traffic police on  duty in the area had immediately informed the Pilikula Nisargadhama. However  the officials there asked them to  inform the Forest Department.  The peacock had died by the time the Forest Department personnel arrived at around 3 pm.

The locals who alleged that the delay on the part of the forest personnel to arrive at the spot, had resulted in the death of the  peacock, even reprimanded the  forest staff for the same.