Four die as TNSTC bus collides with van near Dindigul

MADURAI: Four people, including two women, died and 15 others suffered injuries when a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) bus collided with a van they were travelling in near Batlagundu in Dindigul district on Monday.
The deceased have been identified as Suresh, 27, Suguna, 40, Latha, 35, and Kalidoss, 30, of Batlagundu.
A police officer said the van had been carrying around 20 mill workers from Batlagundu and nearby areas to Singarakottai.The van was driven by Suresh.
A TNSTC bus that was going from Dindigul towards Cumbum in Theni district collided head on with the van at Sevugampatti junction on the Batlagundu-Dindigul National Highway. Preliminary inquiries revealed that the bus driver had lost control of the vehicle, leading to the accident.
Passengers of the bus and passersby helped the injured people in the van.
A team from Pattiveeranpatti police station rushed to the spot. A team from Batlagundu fire station was also alerted.
After sending the injured to nearby hospitals, including Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai, the dead bodies of the four people were shifted to Batlagundu Government Hospital for postmortem.
The accident affected traffic on the highway for more than an hour.