Bengaluru: Two students met their tragic end and two others were injured after a BMTC bus ran over them near Gopalan Mall on Bengaluru-Mysore road on Tuesday morning.

According to the initial investigation, brakes of the bus had failed causing the accident.
Chandrakanta (16) and Yadu Kumar S Y (15), students from BBMP Kasturba PU College, KB Nagar, Mysore road, were waiting near KSRTC satellite bus stand to cross the road when the bus ran over them.

According to the traffic police, the bus was on its way from Bastikatte to Majestic bus terminus.

Near Gopalan Mall, the bus lost control and jumped into the footpath.

The bus stopped after hitting a roadside compound wall.

The busy Mysuru road was blocked following the incident.
Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun and BBMP ruling party leader M Shivaraju rushed to the spot. The bodies were immediately shifted to Victoria Hospital.

Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for both the families of the victims. Chandrakant was a first-year pre-university student and Yadukumar was a second-year pre-university student and both were pursuing Commerce.