Archive · 8 Aug 2026
KSRTC bus crash kills driver, conductor; minister reviews staff hours
People ride big buses called KSRTC buses in the Indian state of Kerala.
One of these buses was driving through another state called Karnataka when it crashed on Saturday morning.
The driver and the conductor, who worked on the bus, sadly died in the crash.
Fourteen passengers who were traveling on the bus got hurt.
The bus came from a depot in a city called Kozhikode in Kerala.
A minister named CP John said the government will check whether bus workers are asked to work too many hours without rest.
He thinks that tired workers may be a safety problem.
A team will investigate what happened in the crash within five days.
The bus company will pay for the hospital bills of all the passengers who were hurt.
Leaders from Kerala and Karnataka also helped make sure the injured get good care.
Driver Arun N M and conductor Midilesh K of a KSRTC bus from Kozhikode died in an accident at Bidadi on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway on Saturday morning.
Fourteen passengers were injured in the accident, and KSRTC will bear the full treatment expenses of all injured passengers.
Kerala Transport Minister CP John said the government would examine whether KSRTC employees are being made to work excessively long hours without adequate rest.
The Transport Commissioner will conduct a post-crash inquiry within five days, and the issue of working hours and rest will be reviewed in the next two or three days.
Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan spoke to Karnataka Health Minister U T Khader and requested the best possible treatment for the injured.
- Who
- Kerala Transport Minister CP John, deceased KSRTC driver Arun N M and conductor Midilesh K, Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan, Karnataka Health Minister U T Khader, and KSRTC.
- What
- A KSRTC bus crashed at Bidadi on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, killing the driver and conductor and injuring 14 passengers, prompting an inquiry and a review of staff working hours.
- When
- Saturday morning.
- Where
- Bidadi on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway in Karnataka; the bus was operated from the KSRTC Kozhikode depot in Kerala.
- Why
- The cause is under investigation; Transport Minister CP John raised the concern that KSRTC employees may be working long hours without adequate rest.
- Operator
- Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC)
- Crash site
- Bidadi, Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, Karnataka
- Fatalities
- 2 (driver Arun N M and conductor Midilesh K)
- Injured
- 14 passengers
- Home depot
- Kozhikode, Kerala
- Post-crash inquiry
- Within 5 days, by the Transport Commissioner
- Working hours review
- Within the next 2-3 days
- Medical costs
- KSRTC to bear full treatment expenses of injured passengers