Bengaluru traffic police sub-inspector killed after KSRTC bus falls on him

Seven people were injured in the accident near the Kaggalipura police station, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, around 10.30 am.

According to the police, the KSRTC bus was heading from Kanakapura towards Bengaluru when it overturned. (Express Photo)

A police sub-inspector was killed when a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus fell on his two-wheeler before ending up in a drain near Bengaluru on Monday morning.

The deceased, Nagaraju, 52, was a sub-inspector at the Electronic City traffic police station. Seven people were injured in the accident that took place near the Kaggalipura police station, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, around 10.30 am. A police officer said that two of them are in critical condition.

According to the police, the KSRTC bus was heading from Kanakapura towards Bengaluru when it overturned. At the same time, many vehicles were heading in the opposite direction and Nagaraju was going towards Kanakapura on a two-wheeler. While he came under the bus and died on the spot, the injured people were shifted to a nearby hospital.

The police have registered a case against the KSRTC bus driver and arrested him. “During the investigation, the driver claimed that the steering cable got cut, which resulted in him losing control of the bus. We are investigating his version,” said a police officer.

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