Mangaluru: Youth dies after car rams stationary mini-truck

MANGALURU: A youth died and four people were injured when a car rammed a stationary mini-truck near Jeppinamogaru in the early hours on Sunday. The occupants in the car were returning home after attending a mehendi function at Thokkottu, said police.
The deceased is Chethan, 20, a resident of Gandhinagar, Kavoor. Police said that the incident took place around 5am. On reaching near Jeppinamogaru, the driver failed to notice a parked mini-truck and rammed it from behind. Motorists who were present, rushed to the spot and tried to pull the occupants out from the mangled car. Police said that Chethan succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, while the four others have sustained minor injuries.
A case has been registered at the Mangaluru South traffic police station in this regard.