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Puttur : Two teenagers die in bike- Omni collision


Mangalore Today News Network

Puttur, Oct 24, 2016 :  Two teenagers lost their  lives when the two-wheeler which they were riding was hit by a Maruti Omni  near Sunkadakatte in Aithur village on Kadaba-Subrahmanya Road on October 23, Sunday evening.


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The deceased are  Shreyas, son of Ramanna Gowda of Bilinele and Lakshmisha, son of Duggappa Gowda of Kombaru. Both were 17 years of age.

The two were on way to Kadaba when the Omni  carrying pilgrims from Bengaluru knocked down the bike. The pilgrims were returning from  Dharmasthala and were on way to Subrahmanya when the mishap took place.

Both the  deceased were students of a private tutorial at Kadaba.  Sources said  the two were  scheduled to board a  vehicle at Kadaba along with other  12 students of the tutorial to go  to Chikkamagaluru to attend wedding of  their senior in the tutorial. The vehicle was supposed to leave at 7 pm.