India, Sept. 27 -- 15 injured as KSRTC bus hits retaining wall, cars, poles

Mysuru, Sept. 27 (MTY&BS)-In a serial accident, a KSRTC bus brushed past the retaining wall on Chamundi Hill Road here yesterday, hit the oncoming cars and roadside electric poles, leaving about 15 travellers including the bus passengers and occupants of the cars injured. Those injured include children and women, who were treated at a nearby hospital.

At around 5 pm, a KSRTC bus (KA09 F 5260) was coming towards the city from Chamundi Hill, when the bus driver reportedly lost control over the steering, after passing Uttanahalli road junction near the View Point. Caught off guard over the sudden increase in the speed of the vehicle, mostly due to a snag in the bra...