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At slightest 40 passengers, including a kid and immoderate overseas nationals, who were travelling successful a backstage omni-bus from Chennai to Nagercoil suffered aggregate injuries erstwhile the autobus deed a centre median and toppled connected Sunday.
Police said the bus, which was crossing Viswasapuram, adjacent Thovalai here, deed a centre median. The driver, who is said to person mislaid power of the vehicle, applied the brakes and the autobus toppled.
In the impact, the passengers suffered injuries and the rescue cognition took clip arsenic women and elders could not ascent up easy from the vehicle.
Locals said the median had not been placed decently and vehicles had to dilatory down abruptly owed to the constrictive carriage space.
A crane had to beryllium brought to the spot to tow the bus. Traffic connected the agelong was deed for a fewer hours owed to the accident.
Police said determination were a fewer overseas nationals and they were taken to infirmary for treatment. More than 5 ambulances from adjacent locations were pressed into service.
Doctors astatine the Government Hospital said a kid and 3 women were earnestly injured and were nether treatment.
Traffic constabulary probe revealed that the roadworthy was witnessing predominant accidents owed to the centre median and suggested its relocation soon.
