Seven persons, including two women, were killed and 30 others injured in a bus-lorry collision on Krishnagiri-Hosur National Highway near Sundagiri on Sunday. Of the injured, three who were in critical condition, have been referred to private hospitals in Bengaluru and Salem.
The Hosur-bound private bus left Krishnagiri around 1.15 p.m. carrying nearly 40 passengers. It was crossing Chinnar along the highway when a container lorry from Hosur took a U-turn near Sundagiri. The bus crashed into the lorry killing four people on the spot. Two persons died at the Krishnagiri Government Hospital and one died at the Hosur Government Hospital.
Twenty seven, including eight women, are being treated in the hospitals in Krishnagiri and Hosur. However, the drivers of the lorry and the bus were not injured in the accident. The bus conductor suffered grievous injuries and was referred to a private hospital in Bengaluru.
Four of the seven persons have been identified as K. Ramayyanaidu (60) of T. Gurubarapalli, S. Usha Nandhini (36) of Hosur, D. Myla (30) of Krishnagiri, and S. Govindan (39) of Kondapanayakanapalli.
Even as the ambulances were on full throttle on their way to the Government Hospital on Gandhi Road in Krishnagiri, the road was partially blocked by a stage for a consumer awareness event. The spot right outside the AIADMK office was narrow, thanks to party hoardings, and the ambulances had slow down there.
On July 3, a multiple collision involving a private bus, lorry, and a car killed 20 people about 10 km from the spot of Sunday’s accident.
