Driver killed as omni bus rams into commercial vehicle near Tiruchi

The operator of an omni autobus was killed aft helium rammed into a commercialized conveyance pursuing a tyre burst connected Tiruchi-Karur nationalist road adjacent Kadiyakurichi on Monday, October 27, 2025. c

The autobus with 34 passengers connected committee was connected its mode to Coimbatore from Karaikal erstwhile 1 of its beforehand tyres abruptly burst, causing the operator to suffer power and ram into a commercialized conveyance coming successful the other direction.

The omni autobus driver, P. Karthik, 33, was killed successful the interaction of the collision. Twenty passengers sustained elemental injuries and were taken to authorities and backstage hospitals for treatment, said constabulary sources. Jeeyapuram constabulary are investigating.

In different incident, a Bengaluru-bound backstage autobus from Kumbakonam fell into a road-side canal on Tiruchi-Namakkal State road astatine Silayathi successful Tiruchi territory aboriginal connected Monday. The autobus operator seemingly mislaid power and the conveyance fell into the canal, causing elemental injuries to 21 passengers. Vathalai constabulary are investigating.