Karnataka: 4 people, including 3 school students, injured after speeding car collides with bus
At least 4 people, including 3 students and a driver, were critically injured after a speeding car collided with a school bus in Karnataka's Haveri district on Thursday.
ANI
Dec 28, 2023 13:29 IST
Haveri(Karnataka)[India], December 28 (ANI): At least 4 people, including 3 students and a driver, were critically injured after a speeding car collided with a school bus in Karnataka's Haveri district on Thursday.
A KSRTC bus in which school students were going on a trip overturned from the impact of the collision near Bevinahalli Cross in Savanur Taluk of Haveri district.
The bus driver, identified as Malappa Hosur, suffered a fractured spine, according to officials.
Three students, who sustained serious injuries, were identified as Vivya Sajjanagudda, Savitharavi Reddy and Guruna Gowda.
They are students of Raichur District Lingasura Taluq Senior Primary School in Sajjalagudda, officials informed.
According to the police, a total of 53 students and 6 teachers were on board the KSRTC government bus that belonged to North East Karnataka Transport Corporation.
The students were on an excursion trip to Gotagodi Rock Garden.
Rushing to the scene after receiving word of the incident, a police team shifted the injured students to Savanur Taluk Hospital.
The critically injured bus driver and students were then shifted to Hubli Kims, officials added.
Further details are awaited. (ANI)
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