Vijaya College Principal dies in accident

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March 7, 2011

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Mulki, March 7: Two persons, including the Principal of Vijaya College Mulki near Mangalore, were killed on the spot in a head-on collision between a multi-utility vehicle (MUV) and a bus at Nagathihalli near Nagamangala in Mandya district on Sunday.

Principal Arvind Joshi (54) and car driver Vijay Kumar (30) were killed and 12 others sustained injuries when they were heading towards Mangalore after attending a programme in a college in Bangalore.

College sources said that Prof Joshi had been on a tour to Mysore and Bangalore to attend programmes aimed to strengthen the College's alumni association.

Prof Joshi is survived by his wife Vanita Joshi who is also a lecturer, and two daughters.

Roshankumar, Surendrakumar and Nagaraj Naik, all in the MUV and nine passengers of the mini bus were injured in the accident. They were treated at A C Giri Hospital in Nagamangala.


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