8 injured, 3 critical as KSRTC bus overturns in Chikkaballapur

CHIKKABALLAPUR: At least eight people were seriously injured after a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus overturned near the VTU Campus at Muddenahalli in Chikkaballapur taluk on Saturday.

According to preliminary information, the bus was travelling from Doddaballapur to Chikkaballapur with 26 passengers on board when the driver allegedly lost control while attempting to avoid a tipper lorry approaching from the Kanive Narayanapura side. The bus subsequently overturned on the roadside.

Soon after the accident, residents and police personnel rushed to the spot and launched rescue operations. All the injured were shifted to the hospital in Muddenahalli for treatment. Hospital sources said the condition of three of the injured remains critical.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the alleged negligence of both the tipper lorry driver and the KSRTC bus driver may have contributed to the accident. Police from the Nandi Giridhama Police Station visited the accident site, registered a case, and initiated an investigation into the incident. (ANI)