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The Mallapura NH-50 bus-truck crash
DevelopingNext check Oct 23: Official casualty and identity confirmation, the condition of the two critically injured passengers, and police findings or clarification of the highway designation.
Where it stands
As of the October 22, 2026 report, a Karnataka state transport bus struck a truck near Mallapura on NH-50, killing three people and injuring 22; two injured passengers were reported in critical condition. The driver died at the scene and two passengers died during treatment at Chitradurga district hospital; the crash response, treatment and casualty aftermath remain unresolved.
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The story so far
Update 1
Three reported dead, 22 injured after bus hits truck near Chitradurga
Two passengers reportedly died during hospital treatment after the driver was killed at the scene. Two others were reported critical; the latest toll awaits independent official confirmation.
What moved
- The Hosapete–Chitradurga bus strikes a truck moving ahead of it near Mallapura.
- The Times of India publishes a later tally of three deaths and 22 injured, including two passengers reported critical.
History
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Who's involved
Organizations
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporationtransport corporation of Karnataka1 report
Places
- HosapeteHosapete, KA, India1 report
Every outlet we read on this story
13 sources10 outlets
Times of Indiaindiatimes.com2First
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com1
Kannada Prabhakannadaprabha.com1
The New Indian Expressnewindianexpress.com1