Bus knocks down youth at Hassan bus stand

HASSAN: A KSRTC bus hit a youth who was sitting at the bus the Channapatna bus stand in the city, leaving the youth seriously injured, on Sunday night. The injured is Manjunath from Chikkamagaluru.

The KSRTC bus (KA-21 F-0151) was travelling from Bengaluru to Dharmasthala, and Manjunath was sitting at the bus stand waiting for a bus to Chikkamagaluru. At that time, the driver, driving the bus at high speed and recklessly, hit Manjunath who was sitting at the bus stand.

A severely injured Manjunath is undergoing treatment at the hospital. Passengers expressed outrage against the driver, saying a major tragedy would have occurred if it had been daytime. Police visited the spot and conducted an inspection. The incident took place under the jurisdiction of Hassan Extension police station.