Kushalnagar: Over 22 passengers had a narrow escape when a KSRTC electric bus veered off the road and crashed into a slope near Suntikoppa in Kodagu district this morning. Fortunately, a coffee estate fence prevented the vehicle from toppling into the plantation.
The KSRTC’s Power Plus electric bus was heading to Bengaluru via Mysuru. Near Kodagarahalli, a jeep overtaking a car from the opposite direction forced the bus driver to swerve left to avoid a direct collision. Despite the manoeuvre, the bus hit the jeep’s side and veered off the road due to rain and slippery conditions.
