Mangaluru, Nov 26: At least two persons were killed and more than a dozen suffered injuries in major accident involving a fish-laden truck and a private bus at near Nanthoor Circle in the city on Wednesday.
Police identified the deceased as Umanath (21) and Ganesh. Umanath was a student of Karnataka Polytechnic (KPT), sources said.
The Nishmitha Travels bus was plying coming from the direction of Moodbidri to Mangaluru while the fish-laden truck was coming from the direction of KPT.
It is learnt that the driver of the speeding bus lost control over his vehicle and rammed into the truck.
In the melee the bus toppled on the road. Several passengers of the bus managed to come out through emergency exit.
Critically Umanath and Ganesh were shifted to a private hospital, where doctors pronounced them brought them. The injured have been admitted to various private hospitals in Mangaluru.
The accident led to major traffic chaos at Nanthoor circle. A case has been registered at Mangaluru East Police Station.
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