Siddapur, Sep. 4: A woman died in a horrific accident between a car and a tanker at Kadepala, Kallugundi on the Madikeri-Mangalore highway. Shobha (50), the wife of Ponnappa, a resident of Nellihudikeri, died in the accident.
Maina, the wife of contractor P.R. Devaiah, a resident of Nellihudikeri village, and Shobha, the wife of his elder brother Ponnappa, were returning from Sullia in a Duster car when they collided with a tanker going from Madikeri to Sullia via Sullia. As a result, Shobha suffered serious head injuries and died on the spot.
Devaiah, who was driving the car, suffered serious injuries to his hip and his wife Maina also sustained injuries to her leg. They were immediately admitted to the Sullia hospital for treatment by ambulance. Maina was admitted to a private hospital in Mangalore for further treatment. Devaiah's sister's house is in Sullia, and since Wednesday was a holiday, he had gone by car to inquire about her health. Later, after finishing lunch at his sister's house in the afternoon, he was traveling by car from Sullia with the intention of going to Shobha's daughter's house in Abhyathmangala when the accident occurred. The car was crushed in the impact of the collision. The front of the lorry was also damaged.
Shobha's husband Ponnappa works as a mechanic near Guddehosur and is survived by two daughters.
-Vasu
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