Thirupathur: As many as five people, including two drivers, and about 60 passengers injured were in a head-on collision between a Tamil Nadu government bus and an omnibus on the Chennai-Bengaluru national highway in the wee hours of Saturday, police said. The accident took place near Vaniyambadi of Thirupathur District.
The front portion of both vehicles were extensively damaged. Police promptly arrived at the scene and assisted the injured by transporting them to hospitals in approximately ten ambulances, as per an official statement.
The injured were taken to Vellore Government Hospital, where they are currently receiving medical treatment. Vaniyambadi police further said they have registered a case and an investigation is going on.
Four including woman died at spot
The collision occurred on Chettiyanur bridge when the Tamil Nadu government bus, en route from Bengaluru to Chennai, collided with a vehicle traveling from Chennai to Bengaluru, as per the police.
Four individuals, including a woman, lost their lives initially in a collision between a State Express Transport Corporation bus heading to Chennai from Bengaluru and a Bengaluru-bound omnibus from Chennai at Chettiyappanur near the area.
Rithika (32) of Guduvanchery, Mohammed Firoz (37) of Vaniyambadi, SETC bus driver K Elumalai (47) and B Ajith (25) of Chittoor died on the spot while the omnibus driver N Syed succumbed later, said police.
Bus lost control
"The accident occured at about 4 am. The SETC bus hit the median and collided with the omnibus leading to the mishap," a police official said.
According to the preliminary investigation, it appears that the bus lost control and collided with the vehicle coming from the opposite direction, the police said.
(With agencies input)
