Mysuru: Four people, including the driver and an assistant of a Kerala-bound private bus, died on the spot, and two others were severely injured when the vehicle collided head-on with a timber-laden truck near Kiranahalli village in Periyapatna around 3am Friday.Additional SP C Mallik identified the deceased as driver Sunil, assistant Sugesh and passengers Aftab and Adam. The injured were shifted to different hospitals in Mysuru.Preliminary inquiry revealed that the Madikeri truck took a sudden right turn to avoid a fallen tree on Bengaluru-Bantwal highway between Kampalapura and Periyapatna. The Bengaluru-origin bus, coming from the opposite direction, rammed into it.Police, citing passengers, said it was raining and visibility was poor, which may have led to the accident. About 30 passengers were on the bus. The truck driver fled the spot, police said.The crash left scores of vehicles, including buses, stranded in long queues along Bengaluru–Mangaluru highway. A crane and heavy earth machines were used to move the two vehicles to the roadside and restore traffic.SP Mallikarjun Baladandi inspected the spot.
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