Puttur: Ten Injured as KSRTC Bus Plunges into Gorge at Kodimbady
Report & Pics by Arun Uppinangady
Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (RD)
Puttur, Nov 5: Ten passengers of a state-owned KSRTC bus suffered injuries when the bus plunged into a gorge at Kodimbady near here on Friday November 5 evening.
The injured have been admitted to various hospitals in the town. Three of them are said to be critical.
The KSRTC bus was plying enroute Madikeri to Dharmasthala, when it plunged into the gorge between Puttur – Uppinangady at Kodimbady. The driver is believed to have lost control of the bus while negotiating a deep right curve at Kodimbady, resulting in the mishap.
The police are yet to release the details of the injured.