Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (MS)
Bantwal, Feb 11: A young girl was seriously injured and many passengers received minor injuries as the driver of private bus lost control and drove the bus over a hill and crashed onto a compound wall at Kelinja near Vittal in the taluk.
The accident occurred on Saturday February 11. As the bus crashed onto the compound wall, the young girl was thrown out of the bus through the windshield as it got shattered. She was admitted to private hospital and her condition is said to be grievous. Many other passengers also received minor injuries. The exact cause for the accident is not known.
Locals say that the driver is saying that the joint wheel got snapped. But locals allege that the accident might have caused due to over-speeding and bid to overtake other bus.
Vittal police visited the spot.