Ten persons, including driver Ramasamy, of a private bus suffered injuries when the speeding vehicle rammed against a container truck on Kovilpatti-Sattur highway on Thursday evening.
While six persons were treated as outpatients in Sattur Government hospital, three have been admitted there and one M. Mariammal (52) of Vachchakarapatti has been referred to Virudhunagar Government Medical College hospital for head injuries.
The police said that the speeding bus hit from behind the container truck near the Sai Baba Temple under Sattur Taluk police station limits at around 5 p.m.
The container truck was coming towards Madurai after unloading cars in Kollam. Driver of the container truck fled the scene. Further investigation is under way.
Published – October 01, 2026 08:03 pm IST
