Karkala, 06 Aug 2016: A family traveling in Maruti Omni was miraculously survived when a huge tree uprooted owing to high velocity gales and rains whilst driving along Pernal – Shirva – Belman Road, here on Friday August 5 at 6.00pm.
The family was on way from Pamboor when the tree collapsed on their Omni.
The family survived because the tree fell in a slow motion, first hitting the electric pole and entangled on cables finally landing on their vehicle.
The traffic was disrupted for nearly half-an-hour and the front portion of the Omni was damaged.
The motorcyclists and locals chopped off the branches and cleared the tree for smooth traffic.
Shirva police managed the traffic that piled up on both sides.