TNSTC bus conductor killed as bus, lorry collide; 22 others injured
A TNSTC bus conductor was killed and 22 passengers were injured following a collision with a tipper lorry on the Tirunelveli–Papanasam Highway. Local authorities and the Transport Minister have responded to the incident, with the injured currently receiving medical care.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding road safety and public transport infrastructure in regional India.
The conductor of a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) bus was killed as a tipper lorry crashed into it at Piranchery on Tirunelveli – Papanasam Highway on Thursday.
Police said senior conductor of the TNSTC bus proceeding from Tirunelveli to Papanasam A. Ajith Melwin Arthur, 52, of Kodumutti near Bethelpuram in Kanniyakumari district, who had been attached to the Valliyoor depot of TNSTC, was killed on the spot when a speeding tipper lorry rammed the bus at Kozhumadai near Piraanchery on Thursday morning.
A total of 22 passengers were also injured in the mishap.
After the commuters and the public alerted the police and the fire and rescue services, the injured passengers were rushed to the Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital for treatment.
The injured passengers blamed the tipper lorry driver for the mishap as he lost the control of the vehicle.
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