Chitradurga accident: Two dead, 26 students from Bengaluru college injured as private bus topples in Hiriyur
A private bus carrying nursing students overturned on National Highway 48 in Karnataka, resulting in two deaths and 26 injuries. Authorities suspect the accident was caused by driver negligence.
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Highlights road safety concerns and the risks associated with long-distance student travel in India.
Two persons died and 26 students were injured when a private bus overturned on National Highway 48 near Aimangala in Hiriyur taluk in the early hours of Friday (August 21, 2026).
The driver, Guruprasad, and the cleaner, Shankar, died on the spot. The injured were shifted to Chitradurga.
Passengers stranded after a private bus overturned near Aimangala, in Chitradurga district, on August 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI
The bus was carrying about 56 students of Universal Nursing College, Arekere, Bannerghatta, who were returning to Bengaluru after a trip to Goa, when the accident occurred around 5.30 a.m.
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