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Fatal Collision: One Dead, Five Injured in K'taka Highway Crash
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News18•29-09-2026, 13:30
Fatal Collision: One Dead, Five Injured in K'taka Highway Crash
- •A 67-year-old woman died and five others were injured in a collision between a pickup truck and a car on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway.
- •The accident occurred in Mani village, Dakshina Kannada district, when a car made an abrupt U-turn, causing the pickup truck to crash into it.
- •Locals assisted the injured, transporting them to a nearby hospital where Nebisa, 67, succumbed to her injuries.
- •Vitla Police Station registered a case under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including rash driving and causing death by negligence.
- •Further investigation into the incident is currently underway.
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The accident occurred when a car travelling ahead of the pickup truck allegedly made an abrupt U-turn directly on the national highway to head back toward Mangaluru, causing the pickup truck to crash into it.
Based on a formal complaint, the Vitla Police Station registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Police registered a case under Sections 281, 125(A), 125(B), and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for rash driving, endangering personal safety, causing grievous hurt, and causing death by negligence.
