Hyderabad, Jan 8 :The driver of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) bus was killed when it fell into a roadside drainage canal after the front tyre of the vehicle bursted near Malkapur in Jagtial district of the state Today.

As many as 44 passengers travelling in the ill-fated bus escaped unhurt.

The bus was on its way from Jagtial to Nirmal when the accident took place.

The driver sustained serious injuries and died while he was being rushed to a hospital.(UNI)