Bantwal: An Omni van hit a bus head-on at Bengaluru-Mangaluru national highway near Mani on Friday.

It has been reported that, when the driver spotted a Cobra on the road, while he was trying to avoid hitting a snake.

The accident has caused serious injuries to the Omni driver and the cobra was killed due to the mishap.

The car driver, Mohan (32) resident of Karaya near Uppinangady was on his way from Mangaluru and the bus was travelling towards Mangaluru when the mishap took place.