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A 58-year-old pistillate was killed and respective others were earnestly injured aft a minibus carrying tourists plunged into a beverage plantation astatine Periyakanal, adjacent Munnar, connected Thursday.
The mishap occurred astir 4 p.m. connected the Munnar-Bodimettu agelong of the Kochi-Dhanushkodi National Highway.
The constabulary identified the deceased arsenic Stella Mary, 58, of Virudhunagar successful Tamil Nadu.
According to officials, a 29-member radical from Virudhunagar and Aruppukottai was returning aft visiting Munnar. As the minibus navigated the Periyakanal curve, the operator mislaid power of the vehicle, causing it to veer disconnected the roadworthy and autumn into a 50-foot-deep beverage plantation.
Residents and passengers of different vehicles rushed to the spot and initiated rescue operations. Although the earnestly injured Stella Mary was rushed to the Tata General Hospital successful Munnar, her beingness could not beryllium saved. Twenty-two injured tourists were admitted to the Tata hospital, portion six others were shifted to the Theni Medical College Hospital.
