CHITRADURGA: The death toll in the bus tragedy in Karnataka's Chitradurga mounted to seven after the ill-fated bus driver succumbed to injuries in the wee hours on Friday.
At least six people were burnt alive, and 21 others suffered burns after a sleeper coach bus caught fire following a collision with a container truck in Chitradurga district of Karnataka on Thursday.
The bus driver, 42-year-old Mohammad Rafeeq, a resident of Shiggaon in Haveri district, was admitted to KIMS Hospital in Hubballi city.
He was thrown out of the bus along with the assistant following the collision. Police stated that Mohammad Rafeeq underwent surgery on Thursday night but succumbed to his injuries in the early hours on Friday.