Police are investigating a sleeper-bus accident near the Haveri bypass in which one passenger died and around 20 others were injured. The private AC sleeper bus was travelling from Hubballi towards Bengaluru when the accident occurred at around 4:30 a.m. on August 10.
According to police, the driver, Sameer M, was allegedly travelling at high speed and driving in a rash and negligent manner. The bus reportedly moved towards the left while entering the service road, after which the driver lost control and the vehicle overturned onto its right side.
The deceased was identified as 18-year-old Bhavar Singh of Magadi in Bengaluru. Several passengers sustained injuries, and the driver was also injured in the crash. Passengers were reportedly travelling from different parts of Karnataka as well as Goa, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Manipur.