A 23-year-old woman was killed in a road accident in Theni, on Saturday after the car in which she was travelling collided with a government bus.
According to police, Damayanthi, 23, a resident of Kallupatti in Marungapuri taluk in Tiruchi district was travelling with her family to Lord Saneeswarar Temple in Kuchanur. A government bus traveling from Cumbum to Madurai collided with the car and a tractor near Bodendrapuram junction on Theni bypass road. She died on the spot.
Tractor driver Krishnan, 55, from Chinnamanur, who sustained severe injuries was rushed to Theni Government Medical College Hospital for treatment. Veerapandi police have registered a case and are investigating.
Published – October 10, 2026 09:35 pm IST
