Mulki: 3 killed, 9 hurt as SUV falls into ditch

Bellevision Media Network

Mulky, 15 February 2011: Three persons, including a driver were killed on the spot, and nine others injured when a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in which they were travelling fell into a roadside ditch at Padapanambur, Kolnad near NH 17 under Mulki police station limits on Tuesday. The deceased and the other co-passengers, residents of Chokkabettu, Surathkal, were on their way to Udupi to attend a function, Mulki police said.

 

 

The accident took place when Asif (24), driver of the SUV in an attempt to avoid an oncoming vehicle veered to the left, lost control of the vehicle and it fell in to the ditch. The oncoming vehicle sped from the scene, police said. The other deceased are Imran (23), and Ashraf (26). The badly mangled SUV rested on its side when rescuers from nearby villagers and police arrived at the spot.

 

 

Police named those injured as Azharuddin, Mohammed Shameer, Mohammad Zahid, Mohammad Ashraf, Mohammad Faizal, Shameer, Imran, and two-teenager Afrid, and Nadeem. They have been admitted to various hospitals in and around Mulki. As news of the accident spread, relatives of the victims descended on the hospital where the bodies were shifted for postmortem. Police had a tough time controlling them at the hospital.

- TNN/Udayavani