Hiriadka: Two persons died on the spot when a bus they were travelling in toppled in a roadside trench at Puttige near Perduru.

The deceased have not been identified yet, and their dead bodies have been kept at the mortuary of the Manipal hospital.

The private bus proceeding to Udupi from Shivamogga plunged down a slope when its driver lost control over the vehicle.

Hiriadka police visited the spot, and the investigation is on.

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Dandeli: In an incident reported on Sunday, a bus carrying school students who had come to Dandeli for a trip reportedly overturned in the middle of the road.

The accident occurred as the group was returning to Dandeli after engaging in water sports at Ganeshgudi.

Reports suggest that the bus, carrying students from St. Anthony's High School in Hosadurga, Chitradurga district, overturned into a roadside gutter after the driver lost control of the vehicle.

Locals and resort staff nearby promptly came to the rescue, pulling the children from the wreckage and arranging for their transport to Dandeli Government Hospital using ambulances. Among the rescuers were locals Rafiq Kutty, Irshad Khan, Ashfaq Naika, Mehboob Mujawar, and Ramesh Nadara, whose swift actions were instrumental in ensuring the injured received immediate medical attention.

The injured students are currently undergoing treatment at Dandeli Government Hospital. Police from the Ramanagara Station have visited the site and are conducting an investigation into the cause of the accident.

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