Mangaluru: 87-year-old man killed as speeding car crashes into bus at Valachil

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June 28, 2016

Mangaluru, Jun 28: An elderly man was killed and a few others sustained injuries in yet another horror crash on Tuesday at Valachil on the outskirts of the city as the blood-letting on roads continued unabated.

This time a car rammed into a shuttle bus, belonging to Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, plying from Puttur to Mangaluru's state bank bus.

The deceased has been identified as Vasantharam Shetty, 87, a resident of Mangaluru was returning from his in-laws' house in Puttur in a four-wheeler.

Police said he was overspeeding and failed to notice a KSRTC bus parked by the roadside and rammed into it. He was killed on the spot. Except the victim, there was no one else in the car during the time of incident, which took place around 12.30pm.

The conductor said that whehen the bus was stopped to allow a few local passengers to alight at Valachil, the car crashed into it from behind.

The intensity of the crash was such that the front portion of the car was completely damaged and the driver breathed his last on the spot.

Police said the bus was also badly mangled due to the impact. The KSRTC bus conductor has registered a case at the East Traffic police station.

Local residents said that the police reached the spot after nearly half an hour. The body has been shifted for post-mortem.

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The latest arrests contribute to a robust year-to-date record, underscoring the police's relentless commitment to combating the drug menace.

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