Karnataka RTC Sleeper Bus Accident Leaves Driver and Conductor Critically Injured

Bengaluru: Two people were injured after a Karnataka RTC sleeper bus traveling from Kozhikode to Bengaluru met with an accident on Wednesday night. The incident took place early Thursday morning at Bidadi on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway. The collision shattered the front windscreen, injuring several people.

Both the driver and conductor are reported to be in critical condition. The injured were quickly taken to a hospital in Bidadi.

Passengers seated at the back of the bus were unharmed. It has been reported that the driver veered off course after falling asleep.

Private Bus Overturns in Kochi

A man was killed and 13 others injured after a private Kallada group bus overturned at Madavana on the Edappally-Aroor National Highway on 23 June. The deceased, Jijo Sebastian from Wagamon, was riding his bike when the speeding bus reportedly skidded off the road and collided with a traffic signal, trapping him beneath. Despite being rushed to the nearby Lakeshore Hospital, 33-year-old Jijo succumbed to his injuries.

The bus, traveling from Bengaluru to Varkala, had approximately 42 passengers, most of whom sustained minor injuries.

According to a witness, the accident occurred when the driver, noticing the red signal, slammed on the brakes, causing the bus to skid. It first hit the signal and then struck Jijo, who was waiting at the light, before overturning and trapping him underneath.

Fire Force and police conducted the rescue operation.

Bus Accident in Shimla

On 21 June at least four people were killed, while three others were injured after a bus of the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) was involved in an accident in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla.

The accident happened in Jubbal. The bus driver, conductor, a woman, and a Nepali national were killed in the accident. 

Jubbal Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Rajiv Sankhayan, who reached the spot soon after the accident, said there were five passengers on the bus at the time of the incident. While two people died on the spot, the other two succumbed to their injuries at a hospital, he said.

Three others were admitted to a hospital with injuries, the SDM said.

A search was being conducted for other possible passengers on the bus.