Driver, commuters injured after bus falls into pit close to Ambur

The federal government bus that ran right into a pit at Vengili village close to Ambur city in Tirupattur.
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A authorities bus driver and ten passengers have been injured after the automobile ran right into a roadside pit at Vengili village close to Ambur city in Tirupattur on Tuesday.

In accordance with police, the accident occurred round 3. 30 a.m. when driver R. Govindasamy, 52, misplaced management of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Company bus – carrying 30 passengers – on a stretch alongside the Chennai-Bengaluru Freeway. The driving force and the passengers who have been seated within the entrance have been injured.

Passers-by rescued the injured and alerted the Ambur Taluk police, who rushed to the spot with ambulances. The bus was faraway from the spot. Barring the motive force, the remainder of the injured have been handled as out-patients on the Authorities Taluk Hospital within the city.

The driving force was shifted to Authorities Medical Faculty Hospital in Vellore. A case was registered.

Visitors on the route was affected for round half-hour.

An Different bus was organized for the opposite passengers. A probe is beneath manner, the police stated.