Kannada
actress
Umashree,
who
is
currently
shooting
in
Mysore
for
Kannada
serial
'Tayi
Shapa',
had
a
miraculous
escape
in
a
car
accident
near
Kanminike
village
on
Friday.
According
to
the
Bidadi
police,
she
was
on
her
to
Mysore
for
the
shooting
of
the
serial
when
her
car
rammed
a
private
bus
on
Bangalore-Mysore
highway
at
Kanminike.
The
police
sources
say,
“Two
buses
were
going
towards
Maddur
and
Umashree"s
car
was
behind
them.
The
accident
occurred
when
the
driver
of
one
of
the
buses
braked
suddenly
near
Kanminike
and
the
other
rammed
it.
Consequently,
Umashree"s
car
hit
the
second
bus."
The
front
portion
of
the
car
was
totally
damaged.
Umashree"s
driver
suffered
minor
injuries
and
was
treated
at
a
hospital
near
Bidadi.
However,
the
actress
continued
her
journey
to
Mysore
in
another
car.
Meanwhile,
the
Bidadi
police
have
registered
cases
against
the
bus
drivers
and
seized
the
vehicles.
The
Kannada
actress
has
played
200
different
roles
in
350
movies.
She
has
recently
been
awarded
with
Best
Actress
at
55th
Indian
National
Film
Awards
2007
for
her
performance
in
Girish
Kasaravalli"s
movie
Gulabi
Talkies.
Talking
about
the
accident
at
a
felicitation
function,
Umashree
said,
“Audiences
wish
saves
my
life
because
I
think
I
still
need
to
contribute
a
lot
to
the
film
industry.
That
is
the
reason
I
escaped
unhurt
from
the
accident."