Kerala: 5 students, one teacher among 9 killed in tourist bus accident in Palakkad [Video]
Palakkad (Kerala): Nine people were killed and 38 others were injured after a tourist bus carrying students crashed into a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus at Mangalam near Vadakkenchery area of Palakkad, Kerala minister M B Rajesh said on Thursday.
The horrific road accident occurred after the tourist bus rear-ended into the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus.
The tourist bus carrying students and teachers of the Baselios Vidhyanikethan School was headed to Ooty from Ernakulam, while the KSRTC bus was on its way to Coimbatore.
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The deceased include five students, one teacher and three passengers from the KSRTC bus. A total of 38 people have been admitted to the hospital.
"Five people sustained serious injuries but they are said to be out of danger," Rajesh said. Further details are awaited.
(With ANI inputs)
First published: 6 October 2022, 9:39 IST_251372_300x172.jpg)
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