Another Sharma Volvo B9R accident - this time at Haveri

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The Sharma Volvo B9R multi-axle accident at Davanagere isnt the only one. Another one happened at Haveri involving another Sharma Volvo B9R bus.

This accident occurred when the Bangalore bound Mumbai - Bangalore Sharma multi-axle Volvo bus tried to avoid the sudden entering of a three-wheeler. This made the driver loose control which resulted in the bus toppling over. This crash happened near Haveri around 8:00am .3 persons were said to have been found dead in this accident.

The Sharma Volvo B9R bus before the accident
Pic - Putta, Davanagere

The same bus after the accident |
Pic - Sunil Kumar

The same bus after the accident
Pic - Sunil Kumar

Another Sharma Volvo accident - this time in Davanagere

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Here is another Sharma multi-axle Volvo B9R accident report. Sharma Volvo is one of the regulars on the Mumbai - Bangalore route but this time, the Bangalore bound bus met with a fatal fate. This accident happened on the 1st September 2011 around 7:30am near Davangere, 260km short of Bangalore on NH4, when reportedly a KSRTC bus suddenly took turn to enter the Holalkere village road. The conductor of KSRTC bus has been dead in this accident. As of now, we don't know what happened to the passengers of the Volvo bus!

The Sharma Volvo B9R multi-axle bus before the crash Pic - Putta, davanagere

The same bus after the accident!
Pic - Sunil Sharma

SVR multi-axle Volvo B9R bus drowns in a canal

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In August, an AP registerted multi-axle Volvo B9R bus belonging to SVR Travels almost drowned in a canal in Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. Here are the pictures!

View more than a dozen earlier accidents involving Volvo and Mercedes HERE

Pic - Sunil Kumar

The best Volvo bus video ever!

We have seen various Volvo bus, both B7R and B9R version videos but this has to be the best one ever. Made by Inner Eye Films, the video shows a presentation and feedback on the Volvo B9R or the Volvo multi-axle bus. The video is pretty long but worth a watch - increase the volume or wear ear-phones please!
The video also shows a few shots of the smaller B7R through the snowy roads of Manali!
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Haryana Roadways Volvo bus accident

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In yet another case of the high end luxury buses being involved in accidents, this time the news has come from North India. A Haryana Roadways Volvo bus, operating between Chandigarh and Gurgaon via Delhi was hit by a speeding truck from behind on 9th October 2011.

It is learnt that the Volvo bus was first hit by truck on one of the flyovers between Ambala and Delhi. The driver, conductor and one of the passengers got down to see the damage when unfortunately, another truck from behind rammed the bus - the truck was speeding and the impact was so high that the bus moved forward, killing the conductor behind resting into a side ditch - thankfully it didnt overturn - which could have hurt other passengers as well!

Another VRL Volvo accident leaves 4 dead!

There has been a recent rise in accident involving the high end luxury Volvo and Mercedes buses - see all 13 accidents HERE



Here is an update on the Mangalore - Mumbai VRL multi-axle Volvo that happened on 14th October 2011. The VRL Volvo left Mangalore at 1pm and the accident happened 12km from Ankola after it fell into a deep gorge. There are different versions regarding the cause of the accident. One of them says the bus rolled over into a deep gorge while attempting to give way to another vehicle, while another says it happened so after hitting a bridge. Yet another version says it first collided with a lorry. As the accident happened in a remote area, there was no mobile connectivity as well!

Picture - mangalorean.com

Another Mercedes Bus accident : Nagpur to Pune route

We have shared with you videos and pictures of various Mercedes Benz and Volvo bus accidents in India - SEE ALL
Here is another Mercedes Bus accident, this time the single axle bus, that was run by Girkikand Travels from Nagpur to Pune. Thanks to bokanglock, here is a low-down on this Girikand Travels' Mercedes Bus :

The bus was said to be coming to Nagpur to Pune and a tyre burst at Maltan Phata resulting in loss of control and the bus the jumping the divider. It later went into a ditch at high speed and the crash resulted in death of 3 passengers with serious injuries to 17 passengers.

Thanks to bokanglock, here is a video as well