Onlookers Click Photos as Mysuru Cop Bleeds to Death After Crash

The inspector died after being stuck inside the mangled jeep for half an hour.

The accident happened in Alanahalli on the the Mysuru-T Narasipura road on Saturday morning. (Photo: The News Minute)

Two policemen died on Saturday after their jeep collided head-on with a bike, following which it rammed into a state transport bus. The policemen died on the spot, while bystanders clicked photos of the accident – which occurred at Alanahalli on the Mysuru-T Narasipura road.

The incident occurred on Saturday morning, while the policemen were on their way to Suttur for security arrangements for a yatra. The driver, Lakshman, 38, died on the spot. The inspector, Mahesh Kumar, 38, was stuck inside the mangled jeep for close to half-an-hour, till the Mysuru SP arrived at the spot with reinforcements.

We arrived at the spot some 25 minutes after the accident, and took Mahesh Kumar to a nearby private hospital. He succumbed to his injuries within minutes.

Mysuru SP

According to a study conducted by SaveLife Foundation, 50 percent of road accident deaths in India can be avoided if the victims are given immediate care.

We have conducted several awareness programmes even in this area, but people don’t come forward to help because they don’t want to get entangled in a police case. In this case, many people apparently didn’t react because they were shocked that policemen were involved in the accident.

Mysuru SP

The Karnataka government has tabled the Good Samaritan Bill in its Assembly to encourage people to assist accident victims.