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Three from Tumakuru die in car crash with LPG truck
Three men from Tumakuru died and two others were seriously injured when their car crashed into a truck parked near Kottigehara in Chikkamagaluru district early Saturday. The truck was carrying LPG cylinders…
The Story in Brief
Three men from Tumakuru died and two others were seriously injured when their car crashed into a truck parked near Kottigehara in Chikkamagaluru district early Saturday. The truck was carrying LPG cylinders and was parked near a petrol bunk. The deceased are Guru Kiran (28), Mohan (30), and Jnanesh (28). The injured, Prem Kumar and Hrithik, were taken to Hassan for treatment. The group was heading to Dharmasthala. The accident occurred in Banikal police station limits.
The Indian Opinion
Accidents like this one near Kottigehara routinely spark calls for stricter rules on truck parking and driver alerts. But India already has those rules. The real failure is enforcement: trucks still park illegally on highway shoulders, often near petrol pumps, at night. Will Chikkamagaluru traffic police now conduct regular night patrols on this stretch and penalise violators? That will tell us if the outrage is genuine or just ritualistic.
Source: thehindu.com
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