MYSURU, Oct. 16 -- Four people were killed and more than 20 others injured after a private sleeper coach bus collided head-on with a lorry near Kirnal Gate in Piriyapatna taluk of Mysuru district in the early hours of Friday.

The accident occurred at around 3.30 am when the lorry was travelling from Piriyapatna towards Mysuru and the sleeper coach was heading from Mysuru towards Kerala. The impact was severe, leaving four people dead at the spot and several passengers injured.

The bodies of the deceased were shifted to the government hospital in Piriyapatna. The injured were also taken to the hospital, where doctors and medical staff provided emergency treatment. Some of the injured were reported to be in a serious condition, according ...