Four Killed, 31 Injured in Sleeper Bus - Lorry Collision in Mysuru

Mysuru: Four people were killed and 31 others injured as a private sleeper bus collided head-on with a lorry in this district in the wee hours of Friday, police said.

The deceased have been identified as bus driver Sunil, conductor Sunaad, both from Karnataka, and passenger Aftab, a resident of Kozhikode in Kerala. The identity of the fourth deceased is yet to be established, police said.

The accident occurred around 4.30 am at Periyapatna taluk in Mysuru district, when the bus travelling from Bengaluru to Kozhikode allegedly collided head-on with a lorry coming from the opposite direction.

The impact was so severe that two people died on the spot, while two others were declared brought dead at a hospital, a senior police officer said.

Of the 31 injured passengers, three are said to be seriously injured and are undergoing treatment at different hospitals, he said.