By The News Observer Desk,
Bhatkal: A major accident was narrowly averted on Monday night near Venkatapura when a rice-husk-loaded truck traveling from Tekkatte in Kundapura towards Shiggavi lost control and fell into a roadside well. Fortunately, the driver escaped with non-life-threatening injuries.
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The driver has been identified as Siddaraju Ghorpade (34), a resident of Dharwad district. The truck first struck the well’s concrete parapet, which halted its fall and prevented it from plunging completely into the deep well — a factor that likely saved the driver’s life and averted a greater tragedy.
Local residents and passers-by rushed to the spot, pulled the injured driver from the cabin, and immediately shifted him to the Bhatkal Government Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.
A case has been registered at the Bhatkal Rural Police Station, and investigation into the exact cause of the accident is underway.
Reporting and Videography by Saikiran Babrekar
