The incident took place in Hassan taluk when the KSRTC bus was on its way from Bengaluru to Dharmasthala.
Seven people were killed and 15 injured after a bus fell off a bridge near Karekere in Hassan taluk in the early hours of Saturday.
The incident took place at around 3:00 am. The KSRTC Airavata bus was on its way from Bengaluru to Dharmasthala. The bus, carrying 43 passengers in total, had left Bengaluru at 11:44 pm on Friday.
The bus had just crossed a curve when it appears to have hit a barricade, following which it toppled over the bridge.
Residents were alerted on hearing the sound of the crash. They rushed to the spot and immediately called for an ambulance.
The injured are being treated in the zilla hospital. Two persons, who have been seriously injured have been taken to a private hospital.
The driver Lakshman and the conductor Shivappa Chalavadi, both of who were at the front of the vehicle, were killed. The other deceased are Diana (22) from Mangaluru, Gangadhar N (30) from Bengaluru and Bijo (25) from Belthangadi.
The body of a man and a woman are yet to be identified.
Officials are yet to find out the cause of the accident.
(This is a developing story.)