DINDIGUL
Movement of vehicles on the busy Dindigul-Palani Road remained disrupted for over two hours as a private bus was set ablaze by an angry mob following an accident in which a couple were killed on Wednesday.
According to the police, Durgaiyappan, 42, his wife Vijayalakshmi, 36, and mother in-law Angammal were returning to their village Sinthalavadampatti in a two-wheeler when the speeding bus going to Palani from Dindigul hit the vehicle. While the couple died on the spot, Angammal was admitted to the Government Hospital, Palani, in a serious condition. Residents of Sinthalavadampatti, who had gathered at the accident spot, set the bus ablaze. Fire and Rescue Services personnel doused the flames.
Dindigul SP R. Sakthivel rushed to the spot to defuse tension.