Mysore/Mysuru, March 23 -- Drowsy driver rams bus into roadside fencing on Mysuru-Bengaluru NH

Four persons were killed and two were injured in a horrific road accident early this morning near Sankalagere village in Channapatna taluk on Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway.

According to Channapatna Police, the driver of a private bus travelling from Kerala to Bengaluru lost control and rammed into roadside fencing near Puttappana Doddi at around 4.10 am, killing four passengers on the spot.

The bus, operated by P.K. Travels, had left Kozhikode in Kerala late last night with 42 passengers on board. Police suspect that the drowsy driver lost control of the bus. After hitting the fencing, the bus travelled nearly 100 metres before coming to ...