Monday, February 21 2005 19:53 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Bangalore: Seventeen persons were killed in a collision between a State-owned bus and a passenger tempo at Nidagatta near Maddur in Mandya district today (Feb 21, 2005), police said in Bangalore.

Most of the victims were said to be travelling in the tempo.

More than 20 persons sustained injuries and were rushed to hospitals at Maddur, Mysore and Bangalore, police said.

Police blamed "negligent driving" by drivers of the two vehicles for the mishap on Bangalore-Mysore highway.

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus was bound for Mysore from Bangalore.

Meanwhile, Karnataka Governor T N Chaturvedi has expressed shock over the accident.