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Last Updated:December 23, 2024, 18:13 IST
The incident reportedly took place on December 21 at a roadside tire shop on National Highway 66, near Koteshwar area in the coastal district.
A CCTV footage screengrab of mechanic when he was thrown in the air in a tyre explosion. (Image: X)
In a freaking incident, a 19-year-old mechanic was severely injured after a tyre of a bus exploded while repairing in Karnataka’s Udupi. The incident is being captured on a surveillance camera and is doing rounds the corner on social media.
The incident reportedly took place on December 21 at a roadside tire shop on National Highway 66, near Koteshwar area in the coastal district.
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As per the footage, 19-year-old Abdul Rajid, who was reportedly fixing a flat tire on a private school bus, was pumping air into a large tyre. Moments later, the tyre exploded, tossing Rajid several feet in air.
A chilling video of a man being tossed in air in a tyre burst from #Udupi, #Karnataka is going viral on the internet. It records the moment when a roadside tyre shop mechanic was inspecting and fixing a school bus’ tyre. When the man was repairing puncture of the tyre, it tore… pic.twitter.com/0XkFZRGJq6— Hate Detector 🔍 (@HateDetectors) December 23, 2024
The footage also showed a school bus parked in front of the shop and getting one of its tyres repaired.
The forceful blast of the tyre propelled Abdul and led to a hand injury, for which he was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital.
- Location :
Udupi, India
