Sunil Lohan
Three persons including a 14 year old girl were killed and three others injured when a Speeding KSRTC bus crashed into the autorickshaw they were travelling near Mallara Banaswadi in Nelamangala on Saturday.
The deceased have been identified as Srinivasa,40, autorickshaw driver,Puttamma,55,Passenger and her grand daughter Varshitha.
The injured Ratnamma,daughter of Puttamma , Ratnamma’s daughter Lekhana,11 and Puttamma’s son Venkatesha,37 sustained injuries and admitted to the hospital.
The incident occurred around 11.30 am when Srinivasa picked up the passengers and headed to neighbouring area to drop them.The family had gone to family function and returning home.
The autorickshaw trying to pass through the interjunction on the main road when the KSRTC bus headed to Horanadu crashed into the autorickshaw.
There was a rumble strip on either side of the interjection to slow down the vehicles, but the driver was over speeding led to the accident,the police,said.
Passers by rushed to the spot and shifted the victims to the hospital.
The Nelamangala traffic police reached the spot and brought in crane to pull out the damaged vehicles to roadside.
There were around 60 passengers in the bus and they escaped unhurt.
Traffic was disrupted for some time .
The police booked the driver under death due to negligence and arrested him and seized the bus for further investigation.
