Udupi: Bus plunges into 8 ft trench on Bantakal - B C Road; many students critically injured

By Pundalika Marate
Pics by Anil Alva
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi, 4 Sep 2014: Over 15 students and other passengers travelling in a private bus were injured when the bus plying on B C Road to Pamboor Road plunged into a trench dug up for widening the road at Shirva, near here on Thursday September 4 at about 4.30pm.

 
The bus was carrying about 50 passengers plunged into 8 feet deep trench besides the road which was dug up by the contractor for widening Bantakal – Pamboor – Moodubelle linking road, near here on Thursday evening, sources informed.

 
The auto rickshaw and tempo drivers rushed to rescue the passengers trapped in the bus because both exit doors were inaccessible.   The drivers broke the windshields in the front and rear of the bus and helped the passengers to alight.  The situation of 2 passengers was reported to be critical.

 

 
Shirva College students – Pratvi Saldanha Padubelle, Manisha D’Souza Pamboor, Lorina Castelino, Jacinta Noronha, Josil Noronha, Pushpa, Baby Panjimar, Narasimha, Valentino and others were injured in the mishap.

 
The local tempo owner Henry Fernandes, Gilbert Noronha, Umesh Prabhu Palame, Vincy Palke, Srikant, Shirva gram panchayat member Ramaraya Patkar took the leadership in taking the injured to Adarsh Hospital, here.
 

Shirva police sub-inspector Ashok and policemen arrived at the spot and investigations are underway.  Shirva police registered a case in this regard.