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Four persons, including a driver, sustained insignificant injuries aft a TNSTC autobus carrying passengers collided with a lorry engaged successful bypass roadworthy works adjacent Mayiladuthurai connected Wednesday.
According to police, the autobus bearing way fig 7A near the Mayiladuthurai autobus basal for Sethur with passengers connected committee and was proceeding via Anandandavapuram. When the autobus reached Veppankulam, bypass roadworthy operation works were nether mode successful the area.
Police said that portion the autobus was moving on a constrictive agelong of road, a sand-laden lorry engaged successful the bypass roadworthy works abruptly crossed its path. On noticing the lorry, the autobus operator attempted to use the brakes. However, the autobus collided with the lorry and veered into adjacent cultivation onshore on the bypass road.
The beforehand windshield of the autobus was damaged aft scraping against the lorry during the impact.
The autobus driver, Silambarasan, 38, and passengers Lalitha, 53, Rajalakshmi, 55, and Anjammal, 57, sustained insignificant injuries. They were rescued by adjacent residents and shifted by ambulance to the Government Hospital successful Mayiladuthurai for treatment.
Following the incident, bypass roadworthy operation enactment successful the country was temporarily halted.
Mayiladuthurai Police are investigating the incident.
