kpn bus accident The KPN Travels bus then crashed into a canal there and toppled before landing on its roof. Witnesses say that when they arrived the bus was engulfed in a ball of flame after a series of small explosions as Karthikai Rajam, the lone passenger and driver were luckly escaped from the bus. Bus driver Nagarajan, who survived the accident, surrendered at the Vellore North police station. Badly injured, he was taken to Vellore Pentland Hospital by the police.
The bodies are charred beyond recognition and it will take a long time for the identification to be carried out, a source from the bus agency said.The bodies of the dead have been taken to a hospital in Wallajan for post mortemChief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday (June 8, 2011) declared a compensation of Rs.100,000 to the families of the dead and Rs.50,000 to the injured in the accident.Jayalalithaa said in the assembly that she had told Transport Minister V. Senthil Balaji, Health Minister V.S. Vijay and th While trying to avoid hitting another vehicle, the Pollachi-bound bus belonging to KPN Travels crashed into the pit near Vellore district, around 120 km from here, close to midnight Tuesday.
Vellore district officials told IANS that only two people survived. The bus driver surrendered to policeKarthikai Rajam, the lone surviving passenger, said he escaped by breaking open a window but couldn't save his wife SmithaThe bodies of the dead have been taken to a hospital in Wallajan for post mortem.Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs.100,000 to the families of the dead and Rs.50,000 to the injured in the accident.
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