Karnataka: At least two women died at a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus stop as they got trapped between two buses in Tumakuru.
The incident happened when the driver was reversing the bus when several people were trying to board it.
After the incident, the driver flew from the spot. A case has been registered by the Tumakuru police.
The deceased were part of the six-people group from Shettihalli village who were waiting for their bus to the Goravanahalli temple in Tumkur.
The four other women narrowly escaped from being hurt.
In another incident, 11 people from Gujarat's Bhavnagar were killed and 12 others injured when a speeding truck mowed them down on Wednesday early morning.
The accident occurred at approximately 5:30 am near Hantara on National Highway 21, which connects Agra and Jaipur. The dead included six women.
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel took to social media and said, “The families of each of the pilgrims from Gujarat who lost their lives in the tragic incident of road accident in Rajasthan will be given Rs. 4 lakh and the injured Rs. 50,000 will be provided by the Gujarat government."
"In this hour of grief, the state government stands by the relatives of the deceased and injured pilgrims. The incident of road accident near Bharatpur in Rajasthan is very shocking. The pilgrims of Gujarat have lost their lives in the accident. I express my heartfelt condolences to the families of all the deceased. I pray to the almighty God for the speedy recovery of the injured pilgrims,” he said.
With inputs from PTI
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