Four persons, including two women, were killed after multiple collisions on GST Road near Maduranthakam, in Chengalpattu district, early on Thursday (May 16, 2024) morning. The Padalam police have filed a case and are investigating.
A senior official of the Chengalpattu Police said an omni bus carrying more than 30 passengers was proceeding on GST Road from Tiruchi towards Chennai at around 3.30 a.m., when the driver of the bus failed to notice a truck, laden with granite, parked along the road margins. The truck had had been parked alongside the road due to a mechanical snag. The bus crashed into the truck near the junction of Pukkathurai Koot Road.
Following the collision, a T.N. State Transport Corporation bus from Musiri to Chennai, which was following the omni bus, crashed into it. In the accident, four persons including two women travelling in the omni bus were killed on the spot, while 15 other passengers suffered various injuries.
