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42 injured as KSRTC bus overturns in Karnataka

Shivamogga, Nov 1 (UNI) Forty-two people, including the driver, sustained minor injuries after a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus overturned after colliding with a roadside parapet near Basavanahole Dam in Sagar taluk of Shivamogga district on Sunday morning, police said.
The accident occurred at around 4.30 am on the National Highway when the bus, travelling from Bengaluru towards Sagar, hit the roadside parapet and overturned.
All 42 people on board, including the driver, sustained minor injuries. There was no loss of life, police said.
The impact of the accident left the bus extensively damaged.
Personnel from Sagar Rural Police Station visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
Further details regarding the cause of the accident are awaited.
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