Three of the 30 injured, who were in critical condition, have been rushed to Bengaluru and Salem
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.