4 killed, 15 hurt as vehicles collide on highway in Tamil Nadu's Karur

A bus, tractor and a van were damaged in the incident

PTI

Karur (Tamil Nadu), Updated At : 10:20 AM May 17, 2025 IST

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At least four persons were killed and 15 sustained injuries when an Omni bus hit a tractor, smashed a median and collided with a tourist van proceeding in the opposite direction near Semmadai in this district on Saturday, police said. The van driver, too, was among those dead, the police said and added that the injured were admitted to a nearby government hospital.

The bus proceeding to Nagercoil from Bangalore rammed into a tractor on the Karur-Salem highway and due to the impact, the vehicle veered right, smashing the median and collided with the tourist van coming from Thoothukudi in the opposite direction, the police said.

The front portions of the bus, the tractor and the van were damaged due to the impact of the collision. The police have registered a case and an investigation is on.

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