India, July 18 -- An electric bus operated by the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) rammed into a roadside canteen in the Peenya Industrial Area on Friday, leaving multiple people injured, Times of India reported.

This is a developing story.

This is not the first time a BMTC-operated electric bus has been involved in a serious accident. In a similar incident in March, two people were killed when an electric bus crashed into a two-wheeler on Old Airport Road in eastern Bengaluru.

According to a Deccan Herald report, the accident occurred around 10 pm near the ISRO UR Rao Satellite Centre. The victims were identified as a Rapido driver and his pillion rider.

Jeevan Bima Nagar traffic police confirmed that the rider was...