The private bus that toppled near Jog in Sagar taluk on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Twenty injured as bus overturns near Jog in Shivamogga district

The passengers from Bantwal were on a trip to Jog Falls

by · The Hindu

Around 20 passengers suffered injuries when a private bus overturned near Muppane in Sagar taluk on Sunday.

A group of residents from Bantwal in Dakshina Kannada district was on a trip to Jog Falls in Sagar taluk. The bus toppled after the driver lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a curve near Muppane.

Local people rushed to rescue the passengers. Of the total 49 passengers, around 20 suffered injuries. With the help of an ambulance from Jog, the injured were shifted to the government hospital at Sagar.

Sagar MLA Belur Gopalakrishna visited the hospital.

Published - December 15, 2024 08:00 pm IST