According to Kerala Road Transport Minister Antony Raju on Thursday, nine people—including five students—were killed when a private tourist bus struck a KSRTC bus operated by the state from behind in Vadakkenchery. The minister claimed that while attempting to pass a car at a high rate of speed, the private bus crashed into the back of a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus at about 11.30 p.m. on Wednesday. “As a result, both buses left the road.” “Five pupils and a teacher were among the nine people killed in the disaster,” he informed the press.
The minister added that the initial assessment was that the private bus’s excessive speed and the driver’s recklessness contributed to the disaster. Three of the 81 people on board the KSRTC bus, which was travelling from Kottarakkara in Kerala to Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, were killed in the collision, he claimed.
42 students and 5 instructors from Baselios Vidyanikethan Senior Secondary School in Ernakulam were travelling for enjoyment on a private bus. Four of the injured were in bad condition, according to State Local Self Government Minister M B Rajesh, who visited the hospital in Palakkad where they were admitted, while the other three were all OK.
K Rajan, the state’s minister of revenue, informed the media that everyone was shocked by what had occurred. According to him, an investigation will be conducted to determine how and why the tragedy occurred, and stringent procedures will need to be put in place to prevent similar situations in the future. Providing compensation to the families of those who lost loved ones in the tragedy would be discussed at a cabinet meeting, according to Rajan, who also said that it might be necessary to offer to counsel to the children who lost close friends and a teacher in the unfortunate occurrence.
One of the students said to a TV station that the private bus struck the back right side of the KSRTC bus while travelling at a high rate of speed, causing it to tumble over. “Blood was seen all over. Some of our friends and professors who were in poor health vanished, and we have no idea what happened to them “He remarked, crying out loud. Another student claimed that as the bus tipped over while she was watching a movie, someone landed on top of her. “Me and another female were dragged from the bus by someone. However, it took a long time to remove the girl seated next to me “She spoke. According to the authorities, the collision injured about 40 people.
