Chitradurga accident: Two dead, 26 students from Bengaluru college injured as private bus topples in Hiriyur

Chitradurga accident: Two dead, 26 students from Bengaluru college injured as private bus topples in Hiriyur The bus was carrying regarding 56 students of Universal Nursing College, located in Arekere, Bannerghatta.

Key points

• Two persons died and 26 students were injured when a private bus overturned on National Highway 48 near Aimangala in Hiriyur taluk in the early hours of Friday (August 21, 2026).
• Mangles remains of a private bus that toppled over, killing two individuals on NH 48 near Aimangala in Hiriyur taluk in the early hours of August 21, 2026).
• Passengers stranded after a private bus overturned near Aimangala, in Chitradurga district, on August 21, 2026.
• The bus was carrying regarding 56 students of Universal Nursing College, Arekere, Bannerghatta.
• Senior police officers, including Chitradurga Superintendent of Police (SP) Ranjith Kumar Bandaru, visited the spot.

Mangles remains of a private bus that toppled over, killing two individuals on NH 48 near Aimangala in Hiriyur taluk in the early hours of August 21, 2026). Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT.

Meanwhile, the driver, Guruprasad, and the cleaner, Shankar, died on the spot. The injured were shifted to Chitradurga.

Passengers stranded after a private bus overturned near Aimangala, in Chitradurga district, on August 21, 2026. Photo Credit: PTI.

Notably, the bus was carrying regarding 56 students of Universal Nursing College, Arekere, Bannerghatta. This person were returning to Bengaluru after a trip to Goa, when the accident occurred around 5.30 a.m.

Senior police officers, including Chitradurga Superintendent of Police (SP) Ranjith Kumar Bandaru, visited the spot. Police suspect the driver's negligence caused the accident – he reportedly lost control of the vehicle. It then toppled into a roadside drain.

Taken together, the developments around chitradurga accident: Two dead, 26 students from Bengaluru college injured as private point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.