Karnataka: 6 dead as sleeper bus collides with truck

President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Siddaramaiah condoled the deaths in the accident, which occurred near the Javanagondanahalli village around 2am, when the luxury sleeper bus with 33 (including the driver and assistant) onboard was travelling from Bengaluru to Gokarna.

According to police, most passengers were asleep when the truck, carrying beverages from Maharashtra to Nelamangala near Bengaluru, allegedly lost control, jumped the divider, and rammed into the oncoming bus. The impact caused the bus to catch fire within moments, something that has been witnessed in several recent incidents involving a sleeper bus.

While the Inspector General of Police (IGP), East Zone, BR Ravikanthe Gowda had earlier said nine people were killed, citing preliminary investigation, later he revised the casualty figures to four passengers and the truck driver.