Kundapur: Two injured as soil-laden tipper hits scooter; three arrested

Mangalore Today News Network

Kundapur, Oct 31, 2026: Two persons were injured after a tipper truck transporting soil rammed into a scooter allegedly due to overspeeding and negligent driving at Balkur in Kundapur taluk on Friday. Police have arrested three persons in connection with the incident.

The arrested have been identified as tipper truck drivers Nagaraj and Ruthvik, and Ajith Shetty, the owner of the land from where the soil was excavated.

The accident occurred early Friday morning near the Vishnumurthy Temple at Balkur village on State Highway 52, under the jurisdiction of Kundapur Rural Police Station.

According to the complaint, two tipper trucks carrying soil from Kundapur were being driven at high speed and in a rash manner. When the driver of the leading tipper slowed down due to a KSRTC bus moving ahead, the second tipper, which was approaching at high speed, rammed into it.

In the impact, the driver of the second tipper reportedly swerved sharply towards the right side of the road and hit a scooter travelling from Kandlur towards Basrur with college students on board.

The scooter riders, T.K. Mohammed Shayan and Mohammed Rayan, sustained injuries and were shifted to a hospital for treatment.

Police found that the tipper involved in the accident was transporting soil illegally without the necessary permission.

A case has been registered at Kundapur Rural Police Station under Sections 110, 303(2), 238 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Sections 4(1)(A) and 21(4) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, and Sections 134(a) and (b) of the Indian Motor Vehicles Act.

The case has been registered as Crime No. 61/2026, and all three accused have been arrested.