Seven injured after school bus tyre bursts, causing serial accident near Gangavathi

KOPPAL: Seven people were injured in a serial accident after a tyre of a school bus burst at Sriramanagar in Gangavathi taluk on Wednesday. Two of the injured are in serious condition.

The school bus collided with a taxi and a motorcycle, injuring eight people. The occupants of the school bus, which included some staffers, were among the injured. Three people on the motorcycle and four people in the taxi were also injured, with two of them seriously hurt.

The injured were taken to Gangavathi taluk hospital. The incident occurred under Gangavati Rural police station’s jurisdiction.