Coastal Talk News | Mangaluru

A school bus driver and 13 students sustained injuries after a tourist mini-bus rammed into a school bus from rear side near Kolnad in Mulki on October 23 evening.

The incident occurred at around 3.40 pm when a mini-bus belonging to SRS Tourist, Bengaluru, bearing registration number KA-01-AR-1655, was travelling from Mulki towards Mangaluru. The driver, Devaraj, allegedly drove recklessly and negligently before crashing into a Ryan International School bus parked near Sundararama Shetty Hall in Kolnad.

Following the accident, the school bus fell into a roadside drain. 13 students travelling in the bus and its driver, Devadas, sustained minor injuries.

The injured were admitted to Srinivas Hospital in Mukka, where they are undergoing treatment.

A case has been registered at Traffic North Police Station in connection with the incident, and further investigation is underway.