Justice · Mallapura bus collisionMallapura bus crash: Three reported dead, 22 injured near ChitradurgaAired October 22, 2026 at 7:40 PM UTCWritten October 22, 2026 at 7:46 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07Two bus passengers died in hospital after a collision killed their driver at the0:11scene.0:11Three people are reported dead and 22 injured.0:14Two injured passengers were described as critical.0:17Whether they survive is the immediate concern, while police investigate why the bus0:21hit the truck.0:22Police and hospital officials haven't yet confirmed those figures.0:25The latest toll comes from a single published account.0:28The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus was traveling from Josipet toward0:32Chitradurga city.0:34It struck a truck moving ahead of it on the Ring Road near Malapura, on0:38Chitradurga's outskirts.0:39The bus hit the vehicle in front of it.0:41Investigators still have to determine what led to that impact and who was0:45responsible.0:45The collision happened around 1.20 in the afternoon on October 22nd.0:50A 4.25 update put the toll at two dead and more than 15 injured.0:54By 10.40 that evening, the published tally was three dead and 22 injured.0:58That evening publication followed the crash by several hours.1:01The bus collided with the truck in daylight.1:03The driver's identification also differs.1:06The later name is Bapugauda G.1:07Halley, aged 39.1:09The earlier name was Bapu Patil, aged 36.1:12Nobody has clarified whether those names identify the same man.1:16Passenger Gagan's age also differs from 14 to 17.1:19The later identification places the driver's home in Ph.1:22Nandyal village in Basavana Bagawadi Taluk of Vijayapura district.1:27The highway designation also needs clarification.1:30The later description calls the road National Highway 50, while earlier descriptions1:34call it National Highway 13.1:36The two passengers provisionally identified as dying during treatment were Gagan1:39from Kudligi and Govind Gowda Hanumantha Gowdra, aged 24, from Hanagunda.1:45The later identification gives Gagan's age as 17, with that age still disputed.1:49The 22 injured passengers were taken to Chitradurga District Hospital.1:53Police described Raju Naik and Tabrish as critically injured.1:57That was their condition in the evening account.1:59No later medical update has clarified how they're doing.2:01Chitradurga Rural Police registered a case, and Circle Inspector Balashandra Naik2:06visited and inspected the scene.2:08The investigation was underway.2:10Police haven't announced a finding on what caused the bus to strike the truck.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗