18 injured as rickshaw overturns near Belke NH-17

Bhatkal - 22 Feb 2011: 18 people injured in a road mishap near Belke NH-17 when the driver of goods rickshaw lost control of his vehicle and plunged into the nearby fields. The injured were returning from marriage party. The seriously injured who were identified as Mastappa Lakshmayya Naik (50), Rohidas Mahadev Naik (12), Sachin Mahadev Naik (12), Durgappa Naik (65), Honamma Naik (50), Sawita Naik (40) and Raju Nagappa Naik (30) have been shifted to Kindapur Hospital while the others including Auto driver Lokesh Manjunath Naik, Maruti Rama Krishna, Kamala Mahadev Naik, Ravindra Venkata Naik, Maruti Venkata Naik, Shobha Mahadev Naik, Ramesh Koppaiah Naik, Lakshmi Mahadev Naik, Nagraj Manjunath Naik, Geeta Koppaiah Naik and Sukra Venkatraman Naik were admitted at Bhatkal Govt Hospital. A case has been registered in the Bhatkal Rural Police Staion and the investigation is going on.

Bhatkally News Service / Photos: Rizwan Gangavali