Puttur: Pickup carrying coconuts overturns, driver dies

Mangalore Today News Network

Puttur, Oct 29, 2026: A 50-year-old pickup driver died after the vehicle carrying coconuts overturned at Arbi in Kodimbady village on the Puttur-Uppinangady road on Wednesday.

The deceased has been identified as Shivaprasad, a native of Kanchana who was currently residing in Bannur.

Shivaprasad was a partner in a coconut trading business in Uppinangady. On Wednesday, he was transporting coconuts from Uppinangady to a factory in Sediyaap when he reportedly lost control of the pickup, causing it to overturn. He was thrown out of the vehicle, which then fell on him, resulting in his death.

The coconuts being transported were scattered across the road following the accident.

The body was taken to Puttur Government Hospital for a post-mortem examination. A case has been registered at the Puttur Traffic Police Station.