WEB DESK
At least 20 people are feared to have died in a road accident at Avinashi near Tiruppur early this morning. 23 are injured, and some of them are reported to be very serious. The death toll is feared to go up further. The officials have confirmed the death of seven on the spot and have said, the d figure is to be released soon.
A Kerala-state run deluxe bus from Bengaluru with 48 passengers, which was on its way to Ernakulam, and a truck originating from Kerala and moving towards Salem had a head-on collision, causing the accident. The fire service personnel rushed to the scene, rescued the passengers and sent them to the hospital. The bodies have been retrieved and sent for autopsy. The driver of the truck has also died in the crash.
Tiruppur district collector Vijaya Karthikeyan told reporters, the Kerala administration has been informed of the accident, which is rushing a special team to Tiruppur.
Meanwhile, in another accident at Omalur in Salem district, a tourist van from Nepal and a Kerala-bound omnibus coming from Bengaluru collided against each other. In the incident, five people including two women were killed and 20 more injured and hospitalized.