Bengaluru Airport: 10 Injured After Shuttle Bus Crashes Into Pole; Driver Suspected To Have Dozed Off Behind Wheels

Bengaluru Airport: 10 Injured After Shuttle Bus Crashes Into Pole; Driver Suspected To Have Dozed Off Behind Wheels

The bus reportledy collided with a pole near the Terminal 2.

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Sunday, June 18, 2023, 02:11 PM IST
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Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport | Wikimedia

Ten people were injured at Bengaluru Airport after a shuttle bus lost control at the airport on Sunday (May 18),according to media reports. A total of 17 passengers were inside the bus at the time of the accident. Initial reports claimed that the driver is suspected to have dozed off while driving.

Local media reports said that a shuttle bus was operating between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 of the airport. The bus reportledy collided with a pole near the Terminal 2. The accident is said to have happened around 5.15 am on Sunday morning (June 18).

The airport staff rushed near the terminal where the bus hit the pole. The injured were shifted to Aster Hospital near the terminal 1 of the Kempagowda International Airport Bengaluru.

More images of the bus involved in the accident.

Six people out of the ten injured suffered serious injuries and had to be moved to another hospital for treatment. A family which was moving toward T1 for their connecting flight was injured. A child with the family was badly injured in the accident and was shifted to a private hospital. Police is looking into the case and investigation is underway.