Mysuru: Two bus passengers were killed on the spot and more than a dozen others sustained injuries after a KSRTC bus overturned near Madhuvanahalli in Kollegal taluk on Monday.According to police, the deceased have been identified as Mahesh, 59, a resident of Kuderu in Chamarajanagar taluk, and Puttananjamma, 60, an anganwadi worker from Beemanagar Badavane in Kollegal town.A total of 67 passengers were travelling on the bus, which was on its way from MM Hills to Kollegal, when the accident occurred. Of the 41 injured, 29 were shifted to the Kollegal Sub-Divisional Hospital, while 12 critically injured passengers were referred to KR Hospital in Mysuru for advanced treatment.Police said the bus driver fled the scene after the accident. A case has been registered at Kollegal Rural police station, and further investigation is underway.
