In a fatal road accident, four people were killed and at least 70 injured in Melpattampakkam, Cuddalore district on Monday. According to the police, two speeding private buses collided head-on in which the nose of the vehicles damaged completely.
The injured have been taken to Cuddalore government hospital.
Immediately after the mishap, members of the public and police rushed to the spot and helped rush the injured to the hospital. Police said the exact cause of the accident was being probed.
Initial reports indicated that the front tyre of one of the buses burst leading to the driver losing control of the vehicle as a result of which it collided into a bus coming in the opposite direction, police added. Senior district revenue and police officials rushed to Melpattampakkam to help the injured.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has announced solatium of Rs 2 lakh each to the families who lost their kin in the collision. Expressing anguish over the accident in Nellikuppam police limits, the Chief Minister said he was saddened to hear the news of the death of four persons.
"As soon as I heard about the accident, I contacted the district collector over phone and asked him to visit the spot and take necessary steps to ensure medicare to the injured," Stalin said in a release here. Also, he directed Agriculture Minister M R K Panneerselvam and Labour Minister C V Ganesan to visit the hospital in person and make sure special treatment was provided to the injured.
"I express my deepest condolences and sympathies to the bereaved families and friends," the Chief Minister said and directed the officials to pay Rs 2 lakh to the families of the deceased from the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund, Rs 50,000 to the grievously injured besides Rs 25,000 to those who sustained simple injuries in the accident.
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