Elderly man crushed to death by speeding bus near Manipal

June 3, 2013

Udupi, Jun 3: In a heartrending tragedy, an elderly man was crushed to death by a speeding bus on Monday evening near Manipal.

The deceased has been identified as Thomas (60), a Keralite.

The incident occurred at around 3:30 p.m. when Thomas standing in front of a hotel after having food.

According to sources Thomas had been to Teerthahalli along with his cousin Prashanth on a motorbike on a business. On their way back to Kerala, the duo went to a hotel near Manipal for refreshment.

While Prashanth was paying the bill, Thomas approached the motorbike. All of a sudden a speeding bus knocked him and the motorbike down. Thomas died on spot due to excessive bleeding.

The driver of the Manipal-Udupi bus belonging to Ganesh Travels, was later taken into custody by Manipal police. A case has been registered and investigations are on.

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