More than ten persons, mostly local commuters, were injured after a private bus hit a goods lorry from behind on Chennai - Bengaluru Highway (NH 44) near Ambur in Tirupattur on Thursday.
Police said K. Manikandan, 30, was driving the private bus from Vellore to Tirupattur town with 17 commuters when he hit a lorry that was heading to Salem wholesale market from Manga Mandi in Vellore town with a consignment of mangos. The incident happened at Minnur village near at around 12.30 a.m.
Immediately, patrol police and other motorists rescued the injured commuters and others. They were admitted at the Government Taluk Hospital in Vaniyambadi. Later, three of the injured persons were referred to the Government Medical College Hospital in Krishnagiri. A case has been filed by Ambur taluk police. Further investigation is on.
