Mysore/Mysuru, April 28 -- Driver flees spot, abandoning vehicle

Election officials stationed at a check-post along the Hootagalli - KRS Road near Koorgalli, adjacent to the NIE, were jolted by a startling incident when a speeding Verna car (KA-03-MQ-1300) collided with the check-post, injuring an on-duty official around 12.30 am today.

The injured official is Veerabhadrappa, a Junior Assistant at CESC. He has sustained a fracture to his right leg as he was struck by the speeding vehicle when it entered the check-post.

Fortunately, other personnel at the check-post were unscathed from the collision. Veerabhadrappa was shifted to a private hospital in Jayalakshmipuram, where he underwent surgery this morning.

According to authorities, ...