As many as 20 people died on the spot when a speeding container truck rammed a multi-axle Volvo bus of Kerala Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) near Thirumuruganpoondi in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Thursday, 2020-02-20.
The deceased included the bus driver.
Police said the bus was heading to Ernakulam from Bengaluru. There were 48 passengers in the bus. The accident happened on the Avinashi-Salem bypass around 3.25am.
Police said the container truck, laden with floor tiles, was heading towards Bengaluru from Kochi.
They said the driver of the truck might have slept at the wheels for a few seconds and lost control of the vehicle. The truck hit the median, entered the other side of the road and rammed the bus.
Source: The Times of India (e-edition)dated 2020-02-20.
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