Three killed, 15 injured as omnibus rams parked vehicle near TN's Madurai
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) (PTI): Three persons, including two women, were killed and over 15 others sustained injuries after a private omnibus rammed into another stationary bus near Melur here in the early hours of Sunday, police said.
The accident occurred on the Trichy-Madurai National Highway at Pallapatti, within the Kottampatti police limits.
According to police sources, a private omnibus traveling from Chennai to Madurai had pulled over at a roadside tea stall in the Pallapatti suburban area. While the driver was away, another private omnibus—en route from Chennai to Marthandam—lost control and crashed into the rear of the parked vehicle with significant impact.
The collision resulted in the immediate death of three passengers: Kanagaranjitham (65), Sudarshan (23) and an unidentified female passenger.
More than 15 passengers from both buses sustained various degrees of injuries. Local residents rushed to the spot and assisted in the rescue operations. The injured were transported via 108 ambulances and private vehicles to government hospitals in Melur and Madurai for treatment.
Upon receiving the information, a police team led by Melur Deputy Superintendent of Police Sivakumar and personnel from the Kottampatti station arrived at the scene to oversee rescue efforts and clear the highway traffic.
A case has been registered, and an investigation is currently underway to determine if driver fatigue or overspeeding led to the fatal
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
