Kushalnagar (Kodagu): Two drivers of two KSRTC buses were killed on the spot and more than 15 passengers were injured when the buses collided head-on near Shanthagiri Estate close to Suntikoppa this morning. The impact of the accident was such that the front portion of the buses was mangled and the bodies had to be extricated by bending and cutting the heavy metal.
The accident occurred at around 11.30 am and the deceased drivers have been identified as 52-year-old Palaksha and 54-year-old Moideen Sharief. Five among the injured are said to be critical and they have been rushed to the District Hospital at Madikeri.
