Tamil Nadu: Two killed, 70 injured in collision between two buses in Cuddalore

At least two people died and more than 70 others were injured after two private buses collided with each other in Melpattampakkam of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu on MondayTwo persons were killed in a headon collision involving two private buses in Cuddalore district on Monday police officials told news agency PTIWATCH Tamil Nadu Around 70 people injured in a collision between two private buses in Melpattampakkam of Cuddalore district The injured have been taken to Cuddalore government hospital Further details awaited pictwittercomTX9H5pA1AFmdash ANI ANI June 19 2023The front portion of the two vehicles were completely damaged in the accident at Melpattampakkam in Panruti Immediately after the mishap members of the public and police rushed to the spot and helped rush the injured to hospital reported PTIThe injured have been taken to Cuddalore government hospital the officials police told ANIPolice said the exact cause of the accident was being probed Initial reports indicated that the front tyre of one of the buses burst leading to the driver losing control of the vehicle as a result of which it collided into a bus coming in the opposite direction police addedSenior district revenue and police officials rushed to Melpattampakkam to help the injuredFurther details are awaitedIn another incident two persons were killed and more than 10 others injured when a speeding private bus overturned in Madhya Pradeshs Morena district police told PTI on MondayThe accident took place at around 9 pm on Sunday near Sikroda bridge between Joura and Kailaras towns when the bus was going to Sabalgarh from Morena an official told PTIThe bus driver lost control over the wheels at a road turn following which the vehicle overturned in a pit Joura police station incharge OP Rawat told PTITwo passengers died on the spot he saidMore than 10 others were injured and undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kailaras he saidTwo of the seriously injured passengers were shifted to Morena for further treatment the official saidMeanwhile at least 26 people were injured after a bus they were travelling in rammed into a bridge near Gharghoda Chhattisgarhs Raigarh district on Monday morningAccording to officials the incident took place after the bus driver allegedly lost control and ended up ramming the vehicle into the parapet wall of the bridgeThe incident took place near Gharghoda in Raigarh district on Monday morning SubDivisional Police Officer Deepak Mishra told ANIHe said A total of 26 people were injured in the accident Two of them are critically injured and have been sent to Raigarh medical collegeWith inputs from ANI and PTI