Udupi, Sep 16: One person was killed and more than 30 people were injured when a private bus ran into the courtyard of a house and turned turtle, in a bid to avoid hitting a car on the road, near Parkala town, on State Highway here, on Monday.
The deceased is Vasanth Nayak.
Two passengers in the car are in critical condition.
The bus which was plying from Manipal took to wrong side near Parkala in a failed bid to avoid hitting a Maruti 800 driven by Vasanth Nayak.
The bus which hit the car then ran into the courtyard of a house nearby.
In the mishap, two persons who were plying in the car have been seriously injured.
An eye witness to the incident said that the bus ran down the gorge nearby making huge noise. It had turned turtle and landed in the courtyard of a house due to which the passengers in the bus could not come out.
The local residents who rushed to rescue the passengers broke open the front rear glass and rescued the passengers.
The injured persons were rushed to KMC hospital for treatment.
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