Kundapur: Photographer killed, five injured in separate road mishaps

Udupi, Nov 2: A youth lost his life and an five of a family suffered injuries in two separate road mishaps occurred in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district.

Rajesh Poojary (26), a photographer, was killed in a collision between a truck and a motorbike at Trasi village, under the Gangolli police station limits.

According to the Gangolli police, Poojary was riding his motorbike from Trasi to Kundapur. The truck, that was heading to a garage at Trasi. The driver made a sudden right, resulting in the accident.

A severely injured Poojary died on the way to a hospital in Kundapur. A case had been registered and investigations are on.

Car toppled

In a separate mishap, an eight-year-old girl sustained critical injuries, while four others suffered minor ones, when a car toppled near Marvanthe in Kundapur taluk, under Gangolli police station limits, recently.

According to the police, Sunny Lasrado was driving from Honnavar to Mangaluru, when he lost control of his car near Marvanthe and it fell into a trench nearby.

Kiona Pinto suffered serious injuries and was taken to Kasturba Hospital in Manipal. The rest of the passengers, Sunny, Cecila, Jasmine and Khel, who suffered minor injuries were being treated at Chinmayi Hospital in Kundapur.