Three die as bus plunges into rivulet in Karnataka

Three persons were killed while 20 others were injured when a private bus plunged into a rivulet near Sira in Tumkur district, about 100 kms from here, on Sunday.

Police said the bus, which was proceeding to Bangalore from Belgaum with about 25 passengers, hit the railing of a bridge before plunging into the rivulet with knee-deep water.

The deceased identified as Ningappa, 65, his daughter Jyothi, 35, and Ravikumar Golkar, 30. “All of them died on the spot”, a police official said. The injured persons were shifted to hospitals in Sira, Tumkur and Bangalore.
Though buses traversing long routes have two drivers, the ill-fated bus had only one driver, who dozed off during the journey, leading to the tragedy. Superintendent of Tumkur district police P S Harsha visited the spot and supervised the rescue operations