Pune, Dec. 1 -- Two pedestrians were killed, and four others sustained injuries after a bus veered off the road and crashed onto the footpath in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area of Pune, police said.

The official said that the incident occurred near Shavji Chowk on Monday evening, when the bus, heading towards the Wakad bridge, suddenly mounted the sidewalk and hit six pedestrians.

The team of forensic experts and police later reached the location and examined the accident site. The preliminary investigation revealed that the driver was drunk, and later he was detained.

Speaking to ANI, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Wakad Division, Sunil Kurade said, "Crossing Shavji Chowk and heading towards Wakad bridge, a bus entered a sidewalk an...