Overview
- A pickup carrying workers overturned near Nagur on the Madikeri–Somwarpet road on November 25 after a sudden tyre burst captured on CCTV.
- The clip shows three workers thrown from the cargo bed, with one trapped until passersby helped and a front-seat passenger walking away.
- Locals assisted the injured before responders arrived, and the victims were shifted to Madikeri Hospital, with two reported in critical condition.
- In a separate incident the same day, an Innova carrying IAS officer Mahantesh Bilagi hit a divider and overturned in Kalaburagi, killing him and two relatives.
- State leaders offered condolences as authorities examine both crashes under broader road-safety concerns in Karnataka.