Five individuals sustained injuries on Thursday morning when a car veered off National Highway 73 at Nidigal in Kalmanja village, Belthangady, and plunged approximately 15 feet into a roadside ditch. The vehicle, carrying six occupants and traveling from Charmadi towards Ujire after originating from Belagavi, saw its driver lose control near Nidigal, causing it to sharply veer right and fall.
Emergency services transported the five injured passengers to a private hospital in Ujire. Medical staff there confirmed the patients are currently out of danger, a fortunate outcome given the severity of the incident. The accident site lies within an active National Highway construction zone, where workers are building a deep ditch alongside the road. However, crucial safety barriers, designed to prevent vehicles from falling into this hazardous area, remain unfinished.
Local residents expressed significant anger and frustration regarding the incomplete safety measures. They argue that the absence of proper safeguards at such a dangerous construction point directly invites accidents. Following the crash, community members immediately rushed to the scene. Their swift actions helped extract the injured occupants from the overturned car and facilitate their urgent transport to the hospital. Those inside the vehicle narrowly avoided a far more serious disaster due to the timely assistance.
Image: varthabharati.in
📰 Source: Vartha Bharati DK