TNSTC driver killed as bus caught in landslip at Burliyar on Mettupalayam-Coonoor ghat road
A TNSTC bus driver was killed after his vehicle was struck by a landslide on the Mettupalayam-Coonoor ghat road in Tamil Nadu. Heavy rainfall caused multiple landslips, stranding over 300 people in the region.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the dangers of extreme weather events on mountainous transport infrastructure and the need for disaster management.
TNSTC driver killed as bus caught in landslip at Burliyar on Mettupalayam-Coonoor ghat road left A TNSTC bus plying on the Coimbatore-Nilgiris route was caught in a landslip at Burliyar M. Periasamy https://th-i.thgim.com/public/news/national/tamil-nadu/yfmo6s/article71619554.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-10-24%20at%2011.31.52.jpeg More than 300 people were stranded along the ghat section following multiple landslips COIMBATORE A TNSTC bus driver was killed when the vehicle he was driving came in the path of a landslide at Burliyar, near the Coimbatore-Nilgiris district border, on the intervening night of Friday (October 23, 2026) and Saturday (October 24). There were no other passengers in the bus; the conductor, who sustained injuries, has been admitted to a hospital. According to the rainfall report issued by the Nilgiris district administration, Burliyar recorded 250 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. on Saturday, which was categorised as extremely heavy rainfall.
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