Six dead in collision involving two buses in TN's Tenkasi, CM condoles
Tenkasi (TN) (PTI): Six people died in a collision involving two private buses near Idaikal in Tenkasi district on Monday, police said.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed condolences and directed the district administration to ensure high-quality treatment for all the injured.
The accident occurred when two private buses coming in opposite directions collided head-on. One bus was travelling from Madurai towards Senkottai, while the other was coming from the Tenkasi side towards Kovilpatti/Sankarankovil, said police sources.
According to police, at least 50 people are injured, with several victims in serious condition.
Police, fire and rescue personnel, and local residents conducted a rescue operation, using multiple ambulances to move the injured to hospital.
Preliminary inquiry suggested that the accident was caused by overspeeding and negligent driving by one of the bus drivers. It is suspected that one of the buses may have moved to the wrong side while overtaking.
Investigation is underway, including review of CCTV footage and eyewitness statements. Details on the exact cause may be updated on completion of the inquiry, they said.
Taking to X, CM Stalin wrote that he immediately contacted the Minister in Charge of the District, K K S S R Ramachandran and instructed him to rush to the scene.
"I have ordered the District Collector to go to the government hospital and ensure proper high-quality treatment for the injured," wrote the CM.
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Man sets fire to gas cylinder on truck in Kerala's Kottayam, held
Kottayam(Kerala) (PTI): A 33-year-old man climbed onto a parked truck carrying cooking gas cylinders and set fire to one of them near Thalayolaparambu in the small hours of Saturday, police said.
The incident occurred around 12.30 am, they said.
The fire and rescue personnel soon arrived at the scene and extinguished the fire, averting a major disaster.
According to police, the man is suspected to be under mental distress as he claimed that he was walking from Ernakulam to his home in Marangattupilly here when he saw the truck on the roadside.
An FIR under sections 329(3)(criminal trespass),324(2)(mischief),326(f)(mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was lodged against him.
Police said that the man was formally arrested, but will be released on station bail as the offences he is accused of are bailable.
"His family is here at the station and he will be released to them," the officer said.
In the FIR, police have said that the man opened the seal of one of the gas cylinders and set fire to it with the knowledge that his act was dangerous to those living in the area.
According to the company transporting the cooking gas cylinders, it suffered a loss of Rs 2,300 in the incident.
