Four dead, 35 injured as Bengaluru-Kozhikode sleeper bus collides with truck near Periyapatna
A collision between a private sleeper bus and a truck near Periyapatna resulted in four deaths and 35 injuries. The accident occurred when the truck driver swerved to avoid a fallen tree caused by heavy rain.
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Four dead, 35 injured as Bengaluru-Kozhikode sleeper bus collides with truck near Periyapatna left https://th-i.thgim.com/public/news/national/tedq9d/article71511945.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Accident%20stock.jpeg Police said the accident took place when the truck swerved to the right to avoid hitting a tree that had fallen by the roadside due to overnight rains. MYSURU Four persons were killed while 35 others suffered injuries in a collision between a truck and a Bengaluru-Kozhikode private sleeper bus near Periyapatna in the wee hours of Friday (October 16, 2026).
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