Private bus runs over sleeping tent dwellers, 2 dead

Private bus runs over sleeping tent dwellers, 2 dead

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Dec 30: Two children were killed when a private bus in reverse gear ran over a group of tent dwellers who were fast asleep at the entrance arch on the way to Polali near Gurupura-Kaikamba on Dec 30, Wednesday. 

 

 

 

The deceased are Prajwal (4) and Bhavani (2). Laxmi (32), who is pregnant; Manju (68); and Saroja (60) have sustained injuries. All of them hail from Trasi near Kundapur in Udupi district. They were eking out a livelihood repairing buckets in the area. 

The residents of the area told reporters that the tent was put up on Dec 29, Tuesday. The private bus was parked on the spot during the previous night. Reportedly, the driver had no idea that the tent had been put up. Moreover, owing to the recent rains, he reportedly lost control of the bus when it was in reverse gear. 

Enraged people rushed to the spot and damaged the bus, which has now been confiscated by the police. The atmosphere is tense; and in order to control the situation, a team of Karnataka State Reserve Police has been sent to the area.