The victims were admitted to government and private hospitals in Salem and Edappadi. The condition of three passengers is said to be critical.
The accident took place in the wee hours of Monday, at nearly 1:30 am, the police said.
Two persons died after a bus travelling from Mumbai met with an accident in the Raigad district. The injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals and a rescue operation is on.
According to the details, the accident occurred while the bus was returning from Gorakhpur to Deoria ferrying passengers from a wedding function.
Among those who died included Ramesh (35), a resident of Siddharthnagar and two unidentified persons.
The victims belonged to the Anantapuramu district and were on their way to a wedding engagement scheduled for Sunday morning. Over-speeding resulted in the accident, a senior police official said.
Commenting on the accident, the DCP said, "Injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital and the probe in the matter has been initiated."
The bus carrying tourists from Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly collided with another vehicle inside the tunnel.
The injured persons included three women passengers and the driver and the conductor of the bus operated by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking.
Hundreds of homes in Athens, Greece’s capital, were flooded, and major roads remained closed as the storm crossed the country, heading east.
The police said that around 2 two-wheelers got trapped under the bus when it fell from the flyover.
Due to the heavy rainfall caused by the cyclonic storm 'Gulab', the pit was overflowing with water.
The police informed that a rescue team from Rongjeng and Williamnagar Fire and emergency services rushed to the area to help the victims.
The bus carrying labourers was going to Delhi from Assam when the accident took place.
The incident occurred after a stationary truck was hit by a speeding bus, ferrying as many as 100 passengers, reports said.
As many as 18 labourers, who were sleeping on the roadside were killed due to the impact of the accident. Several other labourers have been reported injured.
A bus swerved off a highway and crashed in Croatia early Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring at least 45 others, police said.
While one bus was a state transport vehicle, the other one was a private mini bus, the police said.
The deceased have been identified as Mani (60), Resham (65) and Mandleshwar (28) and Narendra Singh Chauhan (52), SI Udaiveer Singh said said. The injured were undergoing treatment at the Sarojini Naidu Medical College here, he said
At least 16 people were killed and several others injured when a bus fell off a bridge in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Tuesday night. The injured have been admitted to Hallet hospital.
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