A truck transporting sugar overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle near Padil on National Highway 73 in the city on Sunday night, November 8. The driver sustained injuries in the accident.
How the accident happened
The truck was proceeding from Mangaluru towards Bengaluru. While descending the road from Padil Junction, the driver lost control of the vehicle.
The truck was on the stretch of highway that runs through Padil Junction when the driver lost control. The vehicle was travelling towards Bengaluru at the time of the accident.
Truck veers left and overturns
The truck veered to the left and overturned on the road. As a result, sugar bags loaded in the truck spilled across the road.
The overturned truck and the spilled sugar bags lay on the highway after the accident. The driver sustained injuries when the vehicle turned over, though the report did not state the extent of the injuries.
A narrow escape
A power transformer was located very close to the accident spot. Had the truck veered further to the left, a major mishap could have occurred.
The transformer stood close enough to the spot where the truck overturned that a further movement to the left could have caused serious damage. The accident stopped short of the transformer.
Police reach the spot
On receiving information, personnel from Kankanady Town police station and South Traffic police station visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
The police teams inspected the overturned truck and the spilled load on the highway. Their inspection followed the information received about the accident near Padil Junction.
Traffic hit for some time
Following the accident, minor traffic congestion was reported on the highway in the Padil Junction area for some time.
Traffic movement slowed in the area after the accident, with vehicles passing the spot where the truck had overturned and sugar bags had spilled across the road.
