Ullala: A bus conductor has been assaulted by a passenger on a trivial issue in Kodi in Ullala police limits on Tuesday August 11.  Three persons boarded the bus named Surabhi travels plying between Mangaluru and Ullala. The conductor Kishan asked for 2 rupees change from the accused passenger. An arguement broke between the conductor and the passengers and in a fit of rage one of the passenger assaulted the conductor.

The accused passenger then alighted at Balmatta and caught another bus to Kodi. He informed the matter to his friends in Kodi who then stopped the bus in question at Kotepura. They started an arguement with the driver and assaulted Kishan.

Kishan who was admitted to a hospital had lodged a complaint in Ullala police station.

Kinnigoli: On Mulki-Kinnigoli state highway near Kenchankere, a bus coming from Mulki to Kinnigoli met with an accident with Qualis car.

The passengers of the bus have minor injuries. The traffic got jammed for couple of minutes. Mangaluru north traffic police Sathish Kumar visited the spot and cleared the road for motor vehicles.

Kundapur: A bus driver assaulted a lorry driver on a trivial issue in Bobbaryanakatte on national highway here on Friday night August 7. Rajesh, the driver of the lorry transporting goods from Mangaluru to Hubballi is the man who was attacked by the bus driver. The assaulter fled from the site after the incident.

It is reported that the bus was plying from Udupi to Kundapur when the lorry came across the bus. Irked by this the bus driver pulled the driver out of the lorry and assaulted him in front of the public. The locals prevented the bus driver from hitting the lorry driver and expressed their anger over the bus driver. On noticing this the assaulter fled from the site.

Due to the incident the traffic was snarled in the region for more than half an hour. Kundapur traffic police came to the spot and made arrangements for smooth travelling. They also seized the bus and the lorry.

Kinnigoli: A chain snatcher lady who tried to snatch the gold chain from a kid’s neck in a bus has been nabbed by the public in Kinnigoli on Friday.

Passanger named Chitra form Surathkal had been to Kateel temple with her family. While returning home in Sarvani bus, a lady from Tamilnadu origin tried to snatch the gold chain of the kid. Luckily her family who were sitting at the back seat saw the probable crime and caught her.

They immediately brought this incident into conductor Diwakar Shetty’s notice. The conductor and the passengers dropped her out of the bus in Kinnigoli bus stand. Kinnigoli Panchayat member Sunita Zita Rodrigues came in and called the police.

Mulki police soon came to Kinnigoli bus stop and arrested the lady. Case is registered.

The conductor of the bus Diwakar Shetty told that this is a common incident during Shravan and Friday. The buses run full on these days and snatchers use their tactics and flee away with gold. He said that he himself has caught 5 such cases.

Surathkal: A private bus rammed into a two wheeler and then collided with a tanker injuring two persons at Tadambail here on Friday August 7.

The injured have been identified as B. H Ibrahim (57) and his wife Zohra, residents of Chokkabettu.
The couple was moving towards Chokkaettu from Surathkal on their Honda Activa when Durgamba express bus plying from Mangaluru to Udupi rammed into the two wheeler and them hit a tanker moving from Udupi towards Mangaluru.

Ibrahim and Zohra were rushed to the hospital in Mukka and their condition is said to be critical. The drivers of the bus and the tanker also sustained minor injuries.

A case has been filed in Surathkal traffic police station.

Udupi: A bike rider lost his life after hitting the backside of a bus near Narayana Guru road cross on NH 66 in Mulur here on Thursday August 6.

The deceased has been identified as Muralidhar (25), a resident of Bailukoppa in Kushalnagar in Kodagu district. He was working as a lab technician in Manipal K.M.C as intern.

The incident occured when Muralidhar was on his way to work. The driver of the bus named Krishna Prasad plying from Mangaluru to Udupi suddenly applied the break to pick up the passengers, as a result Muralidhar who was moving on his bike rammed his bike into the bike side of the bus. Muralidhar was seriously injured and was rushed to a hospital in Udupi where he died after failing to respond to the treatment.

A case has been filed in Padubidri police station.

Ullala: A bus hit the compound wall of a house after plunging into a gorge in Sankesh near Kinya here on Thursday August 6.
Luckily the passengers in the bus escaped with minor injuries. The incident took place as the driver of the bus lost control over the vehicle after its steering snapped.

There were six passengers in the bus during the incident. Three passengers were injured. They were admitted to a local hospital.

Moscow: At least 16 people were killed and more than 50 others were injured on Wednesday when two buses collided head-on in far eastern Russia, officials said.

The Investigative Committee, the nation’s top investigative agency, said the collision occurred on a highway linking Khabarovsk, on the border with China, and Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The agency has opened an investigation of alleged violations of traffic rules.

Prosecutors said the driver of one of the buses drove into an incoming lane to bypass construction vehicles repairing the road and lost control of the vehicle. The bus hit an oncoming bus and overturned.

Russia’s Health Ministry said 56 people were injured. Ambulances and helicopters have rushed to the site to evacuate the wounded, more than 20 of whom were in grave condition.

President Vladimir Putin offered condolences to the victims’ families and ordered officials to work out new measures to ensure traffic safety. “Major accidents with a large number of victims have become far too frequent on our roads,” he said at the start of a Cabinet meeting.

Deputy Interior Minister Viktor Kiryanov reported to Putin that the bus driver had allegedly violated the speed limit and a construction company in charge of road repairs had failed to place warning signs at a required distance.

Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov also suggested further toughening punishment for driving drunk, saying that drivers found guilty should have their vehicles confiscated.