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19 killed in bus-truck collision in Tamil Nadu
Nineteen people died in a collision between a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus and a truck near Avinashi town of Tirupur district on Thursday morning here.
Tirupur: Nineteen people died in a collision between a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus and a truck near Avinashi town of Tirupur district on Thursday morning here.
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The bus was on its way to Ernakulam in Kerala from Bengaluru in Karnataka when the mishap occurred.
#UPDATE Deputy Tehsildar of Avinashi: 19 people - 14 men and 5 women, died in the collision between a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus & a truck near Avinashi town of Tirupur district. https://t.co/pOss4LTAtv
— ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2020
Deputy Tehsildar of Avinashi Town informed, "19 people that include 14 men and 5 women, died in the collision between the bus and the truck near Avinashi town."
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The bodies have been taken to Tirupur government hospital.
Further details are awaited. (ANI)