Five Infosys employees killed, eight injured in accident near Nippani

May 21st, 2009 | Category: Breaking News, Cities News, India News

At least five employees have been killed and eight others injured when the bus they were traveling was overturned at Sankeshwar, 40 kms from Belgaum, in the early hours on Thursday. The mishap occurred when the driver of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus in which they were traveling lost control while negotiating a sharp curve.

The five, employed in Mysore, were on their way to Pune after finishing training. The victims, in the age group of 23-25 years, have been identified as Tushar Aggarwal, Agnivesh (Bihar), Ankita (Delhi), Rakshit Malhotra, (Noida). The fifth person was yet to be identified. The bus was carrying a total of 43 passengers. All the injured were admitted to KLE hospital in Belgaum.

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