Hassan: Seven persons were killed after KSRTC Airavata Bus fell off a bridge near Karekere on National Highway 75 in Hassan taluk around 3.30 am on Saturday. The bus was heading to Dharmastala from Bengaluru.
Superintendent of Police R.K.Shahapurwad has said that seven were dead in the accident.
Five have been identified as Diana (22) from Mangaluru, Gangadhar N. (30) from Bengaluru and Bijo (25) from Belthangadi, besides the bus driver Lakshman and conductor Shivappa Chalavadi. The identity of a woman and a man are to be ascertained. Two passengers who have been seriously injured are being treated in a private hospital in Hassan.
Police have rushed to the spot.
