Mangalore/Kasargod, October 11: Three persons including a teacher were killed in two road accidents reported from Mangalore and Kasargod.
Jayalakshmi Ashok (44), a teacher at Yenepoya School, Jappinamogaru, was killed and another sustained injuries when a gas tanker collided with a car from the rear at Kuntikana on the Mangalore-Udupi National Highway 17 on Wednesday.
Her husband Ashok Kumar, also a teacher, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Yekkur, was injured. Three more teachers in the car escaped unhurt. Police said the occupants of the car were on their way to Kendriya Vidyalaya quarters at Panambur. The gas tanker driver collided with the car while trying to overtake it dangerously, police said.
Ihsan
In another incident, two young motorcycle riders were killed when their vehicle was hit by a bus at Kottiyadi in Adur police station limits near here on Wednesday.
The accident occurred around 3 p.m. as a private bus plying on the Kasaragod-Adur route rammed the motorcycle from the opposite direction, critically wounding Issan and Naimuddin, both aged 18 and residents of Kottiyadi. The youths, working as casual labourers, were rushed to the General Hospital here. However, they were declared brought dead, police said.
Naimuddin
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