Chikkaballapur, July 4 -- At least eight people were seriously injured after a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus overturned near the VTU Campus at Muddenahalli in Chikkaballapur taluk on Saturday.

According to preliminary information, the bus was travelling from Doddaballapur to Chikkaballapur with 26 passengers on board when the driver allegedly lost control while attempting to avoid a tipper lorry approaching from the Kanive Narayanapura side.

The bus subsequently overturned on the roadside.

Soon after the accident, residents and police personnel rushed to the spot and launched rescue operations. All the injured were shifted to the hospital in Muddenahalli for treatment.

Hospital sources said the condition of th...