Mangaluru, May 25: The driver of a private bus had a lucky escape as the speeding vehicle veered off the national highway and entered a plantation under Puttige Gram Panchayat limits in Moodbidri on Monday.
The incident occurred as the driver of the bus belonging to Canara Pinto Travels lost control over his vehicle while negotiating curves at Handelusuttu.
The front portion of the bus was damaged after it rammed against two coconut trees. Both the trees were uprooted and few other areca nut trees were damaged.
However, the driver, conductor and two other passengers on board the bus were miraculously escaped.
The bus was plying on Mumbai-Mangluru route. Most of the passengers had already alighted before the incident.
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