A BMTC bus rammed into the rear of a stationary Vayu Vajra bus at KR Circle in Bengaluru on Saturday morning, leaving several passengers injured and the driver with serious head injuries, police said.
The accident took place around 8 am when the air-conditioned Vayu Vajra bus was waiting at a traffic signal. Another BMTC bus travelling behind it crashed into the stationary vehicle, severely damaging the front of the moving bus and the rear of the Vayu Vajra bus.
Around 20 passengers were on board at the time of the collision. Several passengers suffered injuries, while the driver of the bus that crashed into the Vayu Vajra sustained serious head injuries and was rushed to a hospital for treatment.
A woman passenger was trapped inside the bus after the crash. Personnel from the Fire and Emergency Services Department carried out a rescue operation and safely pulled her out.
Police said the injured were given first aid before being shifted to hospital. The accident also caused traffic congestion in the KR Circle area until police cleared the damaged buses.
The conductor of the Vayu Vajra bus said the vehicle had been stationary at the traffic signal for nearly half a minute before the collision.
“Our bus was stopped at the signal. We did not know how the vehicle came from behind and hit us. We had been waiting at the signal for about 20 to 30 seconds. The driver suffered injuries and some passengers sustained minor injuries. We shifted all of them to hospital after providing first aid,” the conductor said.
Police have launched an investigation to ascertain the cause of the accident.