This Article is From Feb 06, 2016

13 Killed, 32 Injured As Bus And Truck Collide In Tamil Nadu

13 Killed, 32 Injured As Bus And Truck Collide In Tamil Nadu

The accident took place at T Kallupatti in Madurai.

Chennai:

At least 13 passengers including five women were killed and 32 others were injured after a bus they were travelling in collided with a truck in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district today.

The government-run bus was travelling from Tirunelvelli to Kumuzhi when the it collided with a truck carrying cement bags at T Kallupatti in Madurai.

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has announced a compensation of rupees one lakh for the families of those who died and rupees 5,000 for the injured passengers. 

Investigations into the case are still on.


 

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