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A schoolhouse van carrying children and teachers overturned connected a main roadworthy adjacent Chennimalai connected Saturday (September 27, 2025) greeting aft a student’s h2o vessel accidentally rolled nether the clutch pedal, causing the operator to suffer control.
The van, operated by Gurusami (40) from Melappalayam connected a contractual basis, ferries students from Chennimalai to a backstage schoolhouse successful Veerappalayam.
According to the police, the conveyance was carrying 16 students and 3 teachers. As it passed done Ammapalayam, a integrative h2o vessel held by 1 of the students accidentally fell wrong the van and rolled nether the clutch pedal. This impeded the driver’s quality to run the brakes, causing the van to swerve and overturn.
Locals successful the vicinity rushed to the country and assisted successful evacuating each occupants safely. Two girls, aged 9 and 10, sustained insignificant injuries and were taken to Chennimalai Government Primary Health Centre successful an ambulance. The remaining students were transferred to different conveyance and sent to school.
Chennimalai Police Inspector Sivakumar and Sub-Inspector Krishnan arrived astatine the tract and launched an probe into the incident.
