Shivamogga (Karnataka), March 30 Thirty-six people were injured on Monday after a private bus allegedly lost control and plunged off a bridge in the district, police said.
The incident occurred around 1:30 pm near Kagehalla in Veerapura village of Bhadravati taluk, they said.
According to police, the bus was travelling from Channagiri in Davanagere district to Bhadravati when the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle near a bridge over a stream.
The bus hit the side barrier of the bridge and overturned into the stream below, which had very low water levels.
A total of 36 people, including the driver and conductor, were injured in the accident, a senior police officer said.
Of them, 25 sustained minor injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, he added.
A case has been registered at the Bhadravati Rural police station, and further investigation is underway, police said.