Former Karnataka minister and senior Congress leader B Ramanath Rai, along with four others, sustained injuries in a road accident at Sanur Junction on the Karkala-Moodbidri highway on Sunday, police sources said.
The accident occurred when a private bus travelling from Karkala toward Moodbidri crashed into the SUV in which Rai was travelling. The impact caused extensive damage to the front section of the vehicle, trapping the former minister inside. Local residents rushed to the spot immediately after the crash and pulled Rai out of the damaged vehicle following a strenuous rescue effort. He and the injured passengers from both vehicles were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Karkala police are investigating. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Earlier reporting noted: Former Karnataka minister Ramanath Rai injured in SUV-bus collision in Udupi; PA suffers leg fracture Former minister Ramanath Rai and his personal assistant sustained injuries in a road accident Earlier reporting noted: UDUPI: Former minister Ramanath Rai and his PA sustained injuries after the SUV car in which he was travelling was involved in a accident with a private bus at Sanur village under Karkala Town police station limits on Sunday. Rai was travelling in the SUV along with his personal assistant Denzel, who sustained a fracture to his right leg. Earlier reporting noted: SP Hariram Shankar said that the accident occurred around 3.30pm on the Karkala-Moodubidire route.
