Karnataka bus accident: Private school bus driver lauded for averting another tragedy

December 25, 2025

Published - December 25, 2025 02:27 pm IST - Javanagondanahalli (Chitradurga) The charred remains of the private sleeper bus that caught fire following a collision with a truck, in Chitradurga district of Karnataka, early on December 25, 2025. The driver of a private bus, whose timely judgement saved the lives of schoolchildren en route to Dandeli in Karnataka for a study tour, has received appreciation from local people. The driver witnessed the accident in which a truck hit a private sleeper and claimed several lives in Chitradurga district on December 25.

Karnataka bus accident: Private school bus driver lauded for averting another tragedy

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Sachin, a native of Holenarasipur in Hassan district, was driving the bus carrying 43 children from a private school in T.
Dasarahalli in Bengaluru.
“The sleeper bus overtook me.
My bus was a few feet behind when a truck from the opposite direction crossed over the divider and hit the sleeper bus.
Due to the impact, the sleeper bus swerved left, and and hit my bus.

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Karnataka bus accident: Private school bus driver lauded for averting another tragedy

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