Couple killed, 15 injured as bus, two-wheeler collide near Mudhol village

BAGALKOT: A couple died and at least 15 people sustained injuries after a KKRTC bus collided with a two-wheeler near Mugalkhod Cross in Mudhol taluk on Saturday. The deceased couple were identified as Shankrappa Siddappa Lakshmeshwara and Sridevi Shankrappa Lakshmeshwara.

At least 15 people who were in the bus sustained injuries and were shifted to the taluk hospital in Mudhol. The bus had crashed into a signpost and overturned. The Mudhol police visited the spot and shifted the injured to hospital. A case was registered and further investigation is under way.

According to BJP MP Govind Karjol, who visited the spot, the bus was plying between Chikkodi and Bengaluru when the driver lost control and the bus crashed into the signpost. “The government should pay relief to the family of the deceased couple. The injured should also be given relief and the government should bear the cost of their treatment”, he added.