Driver, Conductor Killed After KSRTC Bus From Kozhikode Overturns on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway
Police said the driver dozed off before the bus veered left, and the crash left the driver and conductor dead and about 20 passengers injured.
- On Saturday, a KSRTC bus traveling from Kozhikode to Bengaluru overturned on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near Bidadi, killing two people and injuring 25 others.
- According to police, the incident occurred around 6.30 a.m. when the bus veered left and struck a directional signboard; initial reports suggest the driver may have dozed off.
- The deceased were identified as conductor Mithan and driver Arun Kumar, while authorities transported 25 injured passengers to Rajarajeshwari Medical College Hospital and Kempegowda Hospital in Bidadi.
- Bidadi police registered an FIR under section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and arrested the bus driver following the incident.
- Previous accidents on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway include a March incident near Channapatna where four people died after a bus crashed into roadside railing, highlighting ongoing safety concerns.
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