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Bus plunges into lake killing 7 ; over 50 injured

Bus plunges into lake killing 7 ; over 50 injured


Mangalore Today News Network

Kumta, Oct 11, 2011 : Seven people, including a child, died and over 50 passengers sustained injuries when a overcrowded bus going at top speed plunged into a lake in Divagi last night. The bus was carrying passengers from Dharmasthal to Bagalkot.


bus1The driver lost control of the vehicle when he was taking a curve. According to certain police sources, the bus first somersaulted before plunging into the lake.

R. D. Talwar (50), the driver of the bus, was one of those who died. The rest of the deceased have not yet been identified.

The fire personnel and the police force rushed to the spot and helped in shifting the injured to nearby hospitals.


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