Mangaluru: Petrol carrying tanker hit the moving bus as a result of it four people including the driver of the bus has been injured. The incident took place on National Highway 66 at Kolya on Friday.

Dhanalaxmi, Shobha, Deepika and the bus driver Krishnappa are the injured persons.

The bus was plying from Kumpala to Mangaluru while the tanker moving towards Kerala hit the bus near Kolya turn. As the tanker hit the side portion of the bus which was allotted for ladies and the driver, rest of the passengers escaped without having a scratch.

Reckless driving of the vehicles has created many such incidents in the same place. A month before also several people injured after a bus hit a car. Though the barricades and warning signs are installed at the spot, the incidents are happening frequently.