Fourteen two-wheelers parked on the National Highway work roadworthy were damaged erstwhile a lorry reportedly went retired of power and rammed into them adjacent the underpass astatine Eriyal municipality astir 5 a.m. connected Sunday (September 21).
The lorry, which was travelling from Mangaluru to Kasaragod, besides brought down respective electrical poles earlier coming to a halt. Police fishy the operator whitethorn person dozed disconnected astatine the wheel, starring to the mishap. The damaged vehicles belonged to migrant workers residing successful a adjacent rented building. Fortunately, nary casualties were reported arsenic nary 1 was contiguous successful the country astatine the time.
Officials said a large calamity was narrowly avoided, arsenic the spot usually witnesses dense pedestrian question aboriginal successful the morning, particularly with radical heading to church.
