8 dead many injured as KSRTC bus plunges into lake

In the wee hours of Saturday, a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Volvo bus plunged into a lake at Karekere area of Hassan district resulting in the death of 8 passengers and injuries to many others.

The bus was travelling to Dharmasthala from Bengaluru.

According to the preliminary information, the driver lost the control of the bus.

(Further details awaited)