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Two Women Killed, 18 Injured in Kerala Bus Crash
Two women were killed and 18 people injured when a speeding private bus collided with four vehicles near Parembadam, Kunnamkulam, in Thrissur, on Thursday afternoon. Police said the bus first hit an…
The Story in Brief
Two women were killed and 18 people injured when a speeding private bus collided with four vehicles near Parembadam, Kunnamkulam, in Thrissur, on Thursday afternoon. Police said the bus first hit an oncoming car, then crashed into a motorcycle and two other vehicles before breaking through a house compound wall. Riya Fathima, 17, died at the scene, while Thankamani, 72, died after the crash. Two injured people, including Thankamani’s son-in-law Jobin George, remain in critical condition. Residents and passers-by took the injured to hospitals before emergency services arrived.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that such crashes are simply the result of one driver’s error ignore the wider concern raised by residents about speeding and schedule pressure among private buses. But public anger should not become a substitute for evidence. The police investigation must establish the bus’s speed, the driver’s conduct and whether safety rules were breached. Action should be judged by the findings and by whether enforcement prevents another collision on this route.
Source: thehindu.com
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