Krishnagiri: At least 60 people of a marriage party were injured after the bus they were travelling in fell on its side near Anchetty here on Wednesday night. The condition of the victims is said to be stable.
According to the Anchetty police, the bus with 70 people on board, was heading to Keratti village near Denkanikottai from Palacode in Dharmapuri district to attend a wedding. Tirupathi, 35, of Palacode, was at the wheel.
A police officer said, “When the bus reached the ghat section near Anchetty, the driver lost control over the bus, which hit the parapet wall and fell on its side.”
When alerted, the Anchetty police rescued the passengers and took the injured to the government hospitals in Krishnagiri and Hosur.
“Four of them - K Tirupathi, 23, S Tirupathi, 25, M Chinnasamy, 40, and the bus driver - were admitted to the Krishnagiri government hospital. The remaining were treated as outpatients,” the officer said.