Eight injured in road accident

Eight passengers travelling successful a backstage declaration autobus sustained injuries erstwhile the conveyance capsized adjacent Nannilam connected Tuesday.

According to sources, the mishap took spot astatine Thenkudi erstwhile the autobus heading to Chennai from Vedaranyam fell speech a canal abutting the carriageway arsenic the autobus operator tried to debar colliding with a goods bearer coming successful the other direction.

The injured persons were rushed to the Government Medical College Hospital astatine Tiruvarur wherever they were admitted arsenic inpatients. Nannilam constabulary person registered a lawsuit and are investigating.