Thiruvananthapuram: A KSRTC Priyadarshini bus carrying around 80 passengers crashed into a concrete barrier at Aaramvalavu near Ponmudi here on Saturday. No injuries have been reported, the police said. 

The accident occurred around 5 pm when the bus was returning to Thiruvananthapuram from Ponmudi. The driver reportedly lost control after the vehicle's brakes failed while negotiating a steep curve during the descent.

The bus hit a concrete barrier on the roadside, preventing it from veering further on the road.

An officer from Ponmudi Police Station said the driver's timely action helped avert a major disaster. The road has several steep curves and the bus was heavily crowded at the time of the incident.

Police said most of the passengers were women and all of them escaped without injuries.