As many as 41 people were injured, one critically, when a private bus overturned at Kanimangalam, near here, on Friday. The bus, which was coming from Thriprayar to Thrissur, met with the accident in the morning. There were around 50 people, mostly school and college students, in the bus.
The bus met with the accident while trying to enter the Shoranur-Kodungallur road, which is under construction, from the temporary bund road near Kanimangalam bridge. It is reported that the driver of the bus lost control of the vehicle after it hit a pothole. A huge mishap was averted as it didn’t swerve into the water-filled paddy fields.
Meanwhile, local people protested against the inordinate delay in completing the road work. They complained to Revenue Minister K. Rajan, who was visiting the area, that the work, which was scheduled to be completed in two months’ time, has not been finished even after one-and-a-half years. They alleged obduracy of authorities even when accidents have become regular.
