In an accident between a lorry and a car that occurred in the wee hours this morning, car owner A S Arun (44) resident of Halligattu near Ponnampet, died on the spot. He was the son of Acchiyanda Subhash (Bose). Early in the morning, he had come to his father-in-law's house in Cherambane to take labourers to Halligattu. The accident occurred on the main road turn, while returning from Cherambane with the labourers. The local residents collected information regarding the victim from the labourers and informed his relatives about the accident. Learning about the accident Arun's parents rushed to the spot and filed a complaint at Napoklu police station. The police have taken action based on the complaint. The labourers in the car suffered small bruises and are undergoing treatment at the district government hospital.
The local residents who swarmed the accident spot were seen expressing concern. The police after arriving at the spot, cleared the road of the vehicles that met with the accident and helped the movement of the traffic in Bhagamandala-Madikeri road. The relatives of the victim, were inconsolable near the spot and near the mortuary.
The accident occurred when the victim, Arun, who had left the labourers at his father-in-law Ganesh's house to work, was taking them back to Halligattu. The mishap took place at 7 AM when Arun, in his Alto car (KA12 Z 4346) was taking back the labourers, Ramesh, Manju, Kavita and Mamatha to Halligattu. At around 7 AM, a lorry (KA 14 B 2416) carrying honey from Teerthahalli to Bhagamandla and the car which Arun was driving had a head-on collision. Due to the impact Arun's head, chest and other parts were severely wounded and he died on the spot.
A case was registered and the station officer Nanjundaswamy and the staff have taken action against the lorry driver, Abdul Razaak. The body of the victim was handed over to his relatives after conducting the post-mortem at the district government hospital. Later the mortal remains was taken to Halligattu for the funeral. The deceased has left behind his parents, wife, a son and a daughter.
A complaint has been filed at Napoklu police station, and the police will take further action.
(This article is translated by xklsv internet media pvt. Ltd, from shakthidaily.info; the Shakthi Daily is not liable for any errors in translation.)
