Udupi: A major case of road accident has come to light in Kundapura Town of Udupi district of Karnataka. Seven passengers in the car were seriously injured in a collision between an insulator truck and an Innova car near Chandika Durga Parameshwari Temple on National Highway 66 near Kumbhashi. The injured passengers have been admitted to Manipal Hospital. The truck driver has also been injured and has been admitted to the hospital.
According to the information, the Innova carrying seven passengers from Kerala was going from Kundapur towards Udupi. Near the entrance of Chandika Durga Parameshwari Temple, the driver allegedly started turning the car backwards to enter the temple premises. At the same time, a Mangaluru registered insulator truck carrying fish from Goa to Kerala collided with the Innova coming from behind. The collision was so strong that the Innova was completely damaged and the truck overturned.
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