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Two Dead, 26 Injured as College Bus Topples in Karnataka's Hiriyur

A private bus carrying nursing students returning from Goa overturned into a roadside drain, killing the driver and cleaner and injuring 26 students.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 21, 2026, 4:08 a.m. ETWritten Aug 21, 2026, 4:44 a.m. ET
people died and were injured when a private bus carrying about 56 students of Universal Nursing College, Arekere, Bannerghatta, toppled into a roadside drain in , Karnataka, on August 21, 2026, according to The Hindu. The accident occurred at IST as the students were returning to Bengaluru after a trip to Goa. The driver, Guruprasad, and the cleaner, Shankar, died on the spot, The Hindu reported. The Chitradurga police are investigating the accident. Police suspect the driver's negligence caused the accident, saying he reportedly lost control of the vehicle, which then toppled into the drain. The cause of the accident has not been determined, and the investigation is ongoing.

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