Karkala : A private bus rams into an autorickshaw killing two including an eight year old girl and injuring several others at Mavinakatte near Nandalike on October 17, Friday.
The deceased are identified as Jamila (65) and Neha (8) who were passengers in an autorickshaw.
Reportedly, the private bus belonging to Vishal Motors was moving towards Mangalore from Karkala when it collided with an autorickshaw heading towards Karkala. Due to the incident the autorickshaw landed in a 20 feet gorge.
The autorickshaw driver Mohammad Sharief, bus driver Srinivas, passengers Ruksana (25), Shainaz (35) and Aparna (18) were seriously injured in the accident.
Many locals and ZP member Supreeth Shetty helped the police and fire service personnel’s in rescue operations.
Udupi District in-charge Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake and former Karkala MLA Gopal Bhandari visited the injured patients in the hospital.