8 dead, 71 injured in bus collision
8 dead, 71 injured in bus collision
Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsEight persons were killed and 71 others injured when an overcrowded private bus rammed into a roadside tree near the railway bridge at Madakaripura village on Monday afternoon.Police said the bus was on its way to Challakere when the driver lost control of the vehicle at Madakaripura valley and rammed into a tamarind tree. The driver died on the spotn while the others died  at the district hospital.Some passengers claimed the driver was in an  inebriated condition when they started from Challakere. Govinda Reddy, a passenger, said, “The driver wanted to overtake another bus and drove very fast at the valley. He failed to control the bus and rammed into the tree.”  Sources said there were 80 passengers in the bus that had the permissible limit of 48+2 seats only. first published:August 14, 2012, 10:18 ISTlast updated:August 14, 2012, 10:18 IST 
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Eight persons were killed and 71 others injured when an overcrowded private bus rammed into a roadside tree near the railway bridge at Madakaripura village on Monday afternoon.

Police said the bus was on its way to Challakere when the driver lost control of the vehicle at Madakaripura valley and rammed into a tamarind tree. The driver died on the spotn while the others died  at the district hospital.

Some passengers claimed the driver was in an  inebriated condition when they started from Challakere. Govinda Reddy, a passenger, said, “The driver wanted to overtake another bus and drove very fast at the valley. He failed to control the bus and rammed into the tree.”  Sources said there were 80 passengers in the bus that had the permissible limit of 48+2 seats only. 

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