Sunil Haleangady
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SHS)
Mangalore, Apr 19: A KSRTC driver was killed and at least 15 passengers injured when two buses collided head-on in the wee hours of Saturday April 19 at Kolnad near Mulky.
The incident took place at around 5:45 am when a Hubli-Mangalore KSRTC sleeper bus rammed into a private bus (Pragati), plying from Bangalore to Udupi.
It is said that the KSRTC bus was on the wrong side and being driven at a high speed. While trying to overtake another vehicle, the bus collided with a private bus approaching from the opposite direction.
While the private bus driver sustained serious injuries, the KSRTC bus driver died on the spot.
At least 15 passengers were injured and admitted to the Mukka Srinivas hospital along with the private bus driver.
A case has been registered in Mulky police station.