Three injured as omnibus hits lorry on Chennai-Bengaluru Highway
The accident occurred at Alamelumangapuram in Vellore town during the early hours of Tuesday.
Three people, including two drivers, sustained injuries after an omnibus collided with a lorry carrying empty liquor bottles on the Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway (NH 48) in Vellore town on Tuesday, according to The Hindu.
The injured have been identified as omnibus driver S. Aravindran, 23, lorry driver T. Gubenthiran, 48, and lorry cleaner Mohammed Rafiq, 39.
All three were admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital where their condition is reported as stable.
The incident took place around 2 a.m. at Alamelumangapuram when the omnibus, travelling from Bengaluru to Chennai with 22 passengers, hit the lorry from behind. The omnibus driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle.
The impact caused the lorry, which was transporting approximately 47,000 empty liquor bottles from TASMAC outlets to Maduravoyal, to overturn. The omnibus then rammed a steel median and moved into the opposite lane.
Superintendent of Police N.U. Sivaraman inspected the site and directed officials to restore traffic movement. While the passengers escaped unhurt, traffic was temporarily diverted to the service lane.
Police have initiated a probe into the accident.