Coimbatore: 11 hurt as state bus collides with tempo
Police said that a government bus with 35 passengers was heading for Coimbatore from Mettupalayam.
COIMBATORE: As many as 11 persons including a tempo driver suffered injuries when the government bus in which they were travelling collided head-on with a tempo near Vellakinarupirivu in the suburbs of Coimbatore on Friday.
Police said that a government bus with 35 passengers was heading for Coimbatore from Mettupalayam and while nearing Vellakinarupirivu at around 7.30 am, a bike came towards the bus from the wrong side.
To avert an accident, the bus driver swerved to the right, but a speeding tempo from the opposite side collided head-on with the bus. Tempo driver Pandi, 30, suffered serious injuries and around 10 passengers of the bus suffered injuries.
The bus driver survived without injuries, but panicked and jumped out of the bus to escape. Passersby and local residents informed 108 ambulance and tempo driver Pandi was rushed to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) where he is being treated in the ICU.
The passengers are being treated at a nearby private hospital for minor injuries. On information Thudiyaloor police rushed to the spot. Traffic was affected for more than an hour on the Coimbatore-Mettupalayam stretch.
