Tourists’ car drowned in water while taking photographs at Kabini reservoir in Mysuru. This accident happened due to ignoring safety warnings. It was fortunate that everyone came out safely and no one was injured.
A major accident involving some tourists was almost averted in Mysuru district of Karnataka. Here his car drowned in the backwaters of Kabini reservoir. It is being told that these people were trying to get photographs taken near water. The incident took place in HD Kote area of Mysuru, which is famous for its beautiful location and proximity to Kabini backwaters. According to reports, tourists ignored safety warnings and drove their car into a part of the backwater to take photographs.
What started out as a fun photo op soon turned into a dangerous scene. While people were taking pictures, the car lost its balance and slowly started going deeper into the water. Seeing water entering the car, people realized the danger and immediately got out of the car. Luckily, everyone in the car managed to get out safely before the situation worsened. There is no news of anyone getting injured in this incident.
A video of this incident has surfaced on social media, which is now being shared widely. It can be seen in the video that the car is half submerged in water and people are gathered on the shore watching it. Soon the car slowly starts sinking further, while the people present there keep recording the incident on their phones.
This scene is quite shocking, in which the car slowly disappears under water. People standing on the shore watch helplessly and within a short time the car completely sinks and disappears from sight.
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This accident has once again heated up the issue of tourists ignoring safety warnings at water places and adventure spots. Officials and locals continue to warn tourists not to drive into backwaters, river banks or reservoir areas, especially at times when water levels can be unpredictable.
In a second incident, a tempo traveler collided with a stationary lorry near Kunimellalli on National Highway 48 in Haveri district of Karnataka, leaving at least five people with serious injuries and twelve with minor injuries. Seventeen people from the same family were traveling in the vehicle, which included children. These people were going from Whitefield area of Bengaluru to visit the temple of Goddess Yallamma in Savadatti. This accident happened while going to the temple, in which many people were injured.