Udupi, June 14, 2025: A man died and a woman sustained serious injuries after both of them fell down from the bucket of a crane when they were inspecting the slab leakage spot of their house using the crane on Saturday morning. The mishap took place near the PWD office in the city.
The deceased is Francis Furtado (65). He was the brother of the house owner. A woman named Geetha (35) who too had gone in the crane to inspect the leakage sustained serious injuries. She is the maid of the house.
It is learnt, the crane driver escaped from the scene of the mishap without attending to the injured.
Social activist Nityananda Olakadu rushed to the spot and admitted both of them to the hospital.