KSRTC Bus Hits Two Arunachal Pedestrians in Bengaluru

Itanagar: A Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus slammed into two pedestrians near Veerasandra Junction on November 12. The crash happened at 6:50 am as the pair walked toward their jobs near the M5 Mall on Hosur Main Road.

The victims are both from Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. Priyo Kusum Chakma, 21, of Bijoypur village, and 22-year-old Junlem Mossang of Nampong suffered injuries when the bus, registration number KA-11-F-0483, struck them. Bystanders rushed both men to Kaveri Hospital in Electronic City.

Chakma received care and left the facility. Mossang remains hospitalized. He is in critical condition. In his formal complaint to the Electronic City Traffic Police, Chakma stated that the bus was "driven rashly and negligently" before the collision.

Officers filed FIR 286/2026 under Sections 281 and 125(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Both men are listed under the grievous injury category in police records. Investigators are now working to determine exactly how the crash unfolded. Updates on the driver and the case status are pending.