68-year-old pedestrian dies in Kadaba taluk
A 68-year-old pedestrian was killed after being struck by a KSRTC bus in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. The bus driver has been charged with rash driving and causing death by negligence.
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Highlights ongoing road safety concerns and the legal accountability of public transport operators in India.
A 68-year-old pedestrian died after he was hit by a KSRTC bus near Yenekallu bus stand in Yenekallu village of Kadaba taluk in Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday, July 11.
The police said the KSRTC bus going from Kukke Subrahmanya to Panja hit Mutlajja Channappa Gowda, 68, of Yenekallu village, while the latter was crossing the road around 11.30 a.m. Gowda was taken to Subrahmanya Primary Health Centre and was taken to the Kadaba Government Hospital, where Gowda succumbed around 1 p.m.
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