Staff Reporter
Accident:A bus that overturned on the Kuzhumani – Woraiyur Road near Ramanathanallur on Friday.
TIRUCHI: N. Rajkumar (33) of Kuzhumani, a bus passenger, was killed and 51 other occupants were injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling in overturned on the Kuzhumani – Woraiyur Road near Ramanathanallur village on Friday.
The accident occurred when the private bus was on its way to the Chathram bus stand here from Neithalur. The driver of the private bus applied sudden brake upon noticing a vehicle coming in the opposite direction on the single-lane road and turned towards the left side when he lost control and the vehicle overturned on the road-side causing injuries to the occupants, the police said. Among the injured, 37 were men, 13 were women and a child. The bus driver A. Kathan (41) was arrested. The Somarasampet Police have registered a case.
Meanwhile, the Transport Minister, K.N. Nehru, visited the injured passengers undergoing treatment at the Government Headquarters Hospital here. The Collector (in-charge), V. Dakshinamurthy, Deputy Mayor M. Anbazhagan, Dean, K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College, Tiruchi, A. Karthikeyan and Medical Superintendent (in-charge) of the government hospital M.A. Aleem and other officials were present.
Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Saturday, Jun 19, 2010
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