Lagatar24 Desk
Tirupattur, Sep 11: A truck collided with a tourist van that was parked on the road near Natrampalli in the Tirupattur district, causing at least 7 women to die instantly and 10 others to suffer critical injuries, in the early hours of Monday.
Critically injured people have been taken to a nearby hospital.
The deceased were all going home after a two-day tour to Mysore, according to the police, and they were all from the same area.
Two vans were filled with all the residents of the village. Near Natrampalli, one of the vehicles developed a problem and was being fixed. Some people got off the bus and sat in the road’s median during this time. At the same time, a mini-truck coming from Krishnagiri hit a van that was being repaired before crushing the individuals seated in front of it on the centre median.
According to Tirupathur Police Officials, “It was early morning with less visibility, and the van was stationary at a sharp turn, which could have been the reason for the speedy mini-truck’s collision with the van. In the incident, seven women were dead on the spot, and 10 people got critical injuries.”
“Investigation is going on, and details are awaited,” said the official.
