Chitradurga accident | Six bodies retrieved so far; cops say DNA testing to be done for identification

Chitradurga: Six bodies of people who were in the ill-fated bus that collided with 14-wheeler truck have been retrieved from the accident spot near Javangondanahalli in Hiriyur taluk on Thursday morning and brought to a district general hospital in Chitradurga.

Of them, one Bindu, 28, her daughter aged around 7 years and one Manasa (28) have been identified. The family members of one Navya and another Rashmi are in the process of identifying the bodies.

Besides that, six people are missing while 21 people are injured.

The driver of the truck bearing the registration of Haryana-registered Canter has also died. The body of the lorry driver is in Taluk general hospital in Hiriyur. The bus driver and conductor survived.

The forensic science laboratory and fingerprint experts who arrived at the spot have collected burnt items from the bus. The police said that the number and identity of the deceased will be known after DNA testing.

As the bus caught fire, many people jumped from the bus to save their lives.

The locals were unable to go near the bus as it was burning. The police, who reached the spot within 20 minutes of the incident, admitted the injured to the hospital.

As many as 11 are undergoing treatment at Hiriyur Taluk Hospital, eight at Shira Hospital in Tumkur District, and one at Basaveshwara Hospital in Chitradurga.

Bus driver Rapeek and cleaner Mohammed Sadiq are in Hiriyur Hospital.