Kundapur: Several injured after insulator truck rams into Innova car on NH-66

A horrific accident involving an Innova car and an insulator truck, on NH-66 near Kumbashi here, left eight persons injured. The truck collided with the car at high speed, leaving the car completely mangled.

Local residents acted swiftly and helped to ferry the injured to the hospital.

Four occupants from Kerala—Narayanan, Vatsala, Anita, and Chaitra—sustained serious injuries and are receiving treatment at KMC hospital, Manipal. It is gathered that they are out of danger. Other injured individuals, including Madhusoodan, Bhargavan, driver Faizal, and truck driver Mahesh from Honnavar, are also recovering.

A CCTV footage of the accident shows the truck overturning after the collision.

Demand to remove trees and install barricades near Kumbashi temple

Residents near the Kumbashi Sri Chandika Durgaparameshwari Temple on NH-66 have raised concerns about trees obstructing visibility of the temple from the highway. Devotees often overshoot the temple and must turn back, leading to traffic mishaps. Thus residents have requested authorities to remove the trees and install speed control barricades to prevent accidents near the temple.