# KSRTC crash driver reportedly lacked rest and experience 2026-08-08T16:45:51+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus crashed on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near Bidadi on Saturday, killing the driver and conductor. Fourteen passengers were injured. Kerala Transport Minister CP John announced a post-crash inquiry to be completed within five days and said the government would review staff duty hours over concerns that employees may be working long stretches without adequate rest. Deccan Herald reports, citing unnamed sources, that the driver, K Midhilesh, was a temporary employee deployed for a long-distance route despite instructions to use only experienced drivers for such trips. The two deceased were driver Arun NM and conductor Midilesh K, both from Kozhikode. The Kerala government said it will bear the full treatment cost of the injured. Minister John thanked the Karnataka government for its assistance. ## Coverage - deccanherald.com - indiatoday.in Tags: bus accident, driver fatigue, Karnataka, KSRTC, road safety Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ksrtc-accident-driver-lacked-rest-experience-sources-say/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ksrtc-accident-driver-lacked-rest-experience-sources-say/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.