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Bengaluru-bound bus falls off bridge, 14 hurt

The accident occurred around 3 am when the vehicle was proceeding from Pathanamthitta in Kerala to Bengaluru.

Coimbatore: As many as 14 passengers, including two children, were injured when a KSRTC Scania bus they were travelling in nosedived from a bridge in nearby Tirupur district early Sunday, police said.

The accident occurred around 3 am when the vehicle was proceeding from Pathanamthitta in Kerala to Bengaluru.

The driver, who was reportedly under the influence of alcohol, lost control of the vehicle and hit the parapet wall of the bridge and the bus fell, police said.

The injured were admitted to the government hospital here, they added. Police and fire and rescue services personnel pulled all the 26 passengers to safety. Further investigation is on, police said.

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