Two tourists from Kerala dead, eight injured as insulated transport vehicle hits MUV near Kollur

A travel to Kodachadri turned tragic for a radical of tourists from Kerala erstwhile an insulated transport conveyance collided head-on with the multi-utility conveyance (MUV) successful which they were returning from Kodachadri to Kollur, leaving 2 of them dormant and 8 others injured connected Sunday, astatine Dali adjacent Kollur successful Udupi district.

The deceased person been identified arsenic Jyothi, 34, who succumbed astatine the Kundapura Government Hospital and Ariya Anup, 26, who died astatine a backstage infirmary successful Manipal. The injured are Ayan, 5, Avani, 9, Arjun, 9, Mini, 60, Aby, 37, Anup, 37, Jyothi, 43 and the MUV operator Devaraj. The injured person been shifted to hospitals successful Kundapura and Manipal. The tourists are said to beryllium from Kottayam.

The mishap occurred erstwhile the tourists were returning from Kodachadri via Nagodi Ghat to Kollur. The interaction of the head-on collision was severe, arsenic the tourists remained trapped wrong the MUV owed to the impact. The operator of the insulated conveyance reportedly fled the spot.

The Kollur constabulary person registered a lawsuit and are investigating.