This Article is From Jul 11, 2013

45 injured in bus-lorry collision near Salem

Salem: 45 people, including 25 women, were injured when their bus was involved in a collision with two sand-laden lorries near Salem in Tamil Nadu today, police said.

The mishap occurred around 3.30 am when the bus, carrying a betrothal party, was returning to Dharmapuri from Virudhachalam.

Police said the driver of the bus was trying to overtake a lorry and hit the sand-laden lorry.

The injured have been hospitalised.

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