14 injured after bus hits a palm tree near Ranipet
The Hindu
Passengers were returning home after visiting a temple
Fourteen persons sustained minor injuries after a bus in which they were travelling hit a palm tree on the Arcot - Cheyyar Main Road in Ranipet on Thursday.
Around 1.45 a.m., the bus with 55 passengers was returning from Maruvathur village. The passengers were heading to their native town in Tirupattur after offering worship at the Amman temple in the village.
However, the driver, K. Pandian, 53, lost control of the vehicle resulting in the accident. Immediately, residents in the area rescued the injured persons. Along with local police, they shifted them to the Government Taluk Hospital in Arcot. The injured were treated as out-patients and discharged. A case has been filed by Arcot Taluk police.
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