Two brothers killed as speeding bus rams into auto-rickshaw in Karkala

October 3, 2016

Udupi, Oct 3: Two brothers aged 26 and 30 years lost their lives when a speeding bus rammed into their auto-rickshaw at Shivapura near Hebri village in Karkala taluk of Udupi district.

Police said that younger brother Guruprasad (26) was riding the ill-fated auto rickshaw while elder brother Vasant was sitting on passenger seat.

The tragedy occurred on Sunday near a bridge when the two brothers were heading to Hebri for some work from Shivapura.

The driver of the Udupi-bound private bus lost control over his vehicle and rammed into the three-wheeler, the police said.

While Guruprasad died on the spot, Vasant breathed his lost at a private hospital in Manipal. A case has been registered at Hebri police station.

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I surprise why the driver not fled the spot leaving the vehicle after the accident, always we read as a common sentence

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