# KSRTC bus crashes on expressway, driver and conductor killed

2026-08-08T06:52:12+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk

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Two men were killed and 14 passengers injured after a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus overturned on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near Bidadi on Saturday morning. The deceased were the bus driver and conductor, belonging to the Kozhikode depot, police said. The bus veered left, hit a roadside board, and overturned near Avaragere Bridge. Preliminary investigations suggest the driver may have dozed off. Injured passengers are in stable condition at a hospital. Bidadi police have registered a case.

## Coverage

- thefederal.com <https://thefederal.com/category/states/south/karnataka/ksrtc-bus-crashes-bengaluru-mysuru-expressway-driver-conductor-killed-252886>
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/ksrtc-bus-overturns-on-bengaluru-mysuru-expressway-driver-conductor-killed-14-injured/articleshow/133047093.cms>

Tags: Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, bus accident, driver fatigue, Karnataka, KSRTC, road safety
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