Udupi, September 8: A youth was killed and a few others injured as a KSRTC Bus, ran over huts in a slum, beside the NH-66, at Udyavara here on Thursday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Sangappa Cheluvadi (24), a native of Bagalkot district.
The incident took place in front of Classic Garage, at around 7:10 am, when a private bus plying towards Mangalore, in an attempt to overtake another vehicle took extreme right and dashed the KSRTC bus moving towards Udupi.
In an attempt to avoid the collusion KSRTC driver took to extreme left. As he lost control over the bus, it ran over the slum.
Some of the passengers and three slum dwellers were also injured in the accident.
Kaup police registered a case and investigating.
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