Pick up truck, autorickshaw collision at Bantwal; five injured

Bantwal: A pickup truck and an autorickshaw collided head-on here on Thursday, March 5.

The pickup truck was carrying carbonated drink bottles and the autorickshaw had three passengers in it. The pickup truck driver, the autorickshaw driver and the passengers sustained injuries.

The collision happened near B C Road.

The pickup truck collided with the autorickshaw, hit a pole and overturned which caused a traffic jam on the road for an hour.