MYSURU: Five persons were killed and several others were injured in a head-on collision between a Karnataka KSRTC bus and a lorry at a fog-enveloped spot in Madhugirikoppa in Bannikuppe village of Hunsur taluk early this morning.
The incident occurred at around 5.45 am. The bus was bound for Mysuru from Virajpet. While the drivers of both buses and the conductor of the KSRTC bus died on the spot, a few others were grievously injured are their condition is said to be serious.
According to the police, the bus was overtaking another vehicle when the accident occurred. There was also a thick blanket of fog in the area at the time.
The injured have been rushed to K R Hospital in Mysuru. Superintendent ofpolice Ravi D Channanawar has visited the place. A case has been registered at the Hunsur rural police station.
More details are awaited.