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2 killed as KSRTC bus rams signboard on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway
Two people died and 20 were injured when a KSRTC bus from Kozhikode to Bengaluru lost control in rain and crashed into a large directional signboard on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near Avaragere…
The Story in Brief
Two people died and 20 were injured when a KSRTC bus from Kozhikode to Bengaluru lost control in rain and crashed into a large directional signboard on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near Avaragere Gate on Saturday. The driver, Mithilesh, and conductor, Arun, died on the spot. Four travellers are critical, the Assamtribune reports.
The bus overturned after hitting the signboard, which also collapsed. Traffic was severely affected. Bidadi police have registered a case. In a separate accident on the same expressway in March, four passengers were killed.
The Indian Opinion
The Ramanagara accident is the second major bus crash on this expressway in five months. Media often blames 'rain' or 'driver error' without questioning road engineering. The signboard that collapsed was a large directional structure. Was it designed to shear off on impact? Dangerous signboards kill. The Bidadi police must share the bus's speed data and the signboard's structural audit. Only hard numbers will break this cycle of blame.
Sources (2): assamtribune.com, deccanchronicle.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
