Kerala: 2 men killed after bike sandwiched between 2 buses
Two men lost their lives after the two-wheeler they were traveling in got crushed between two buses operated by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) in Kochi, Kerala. According to police, the two-wheeler was behind a KSRTC bus when another bus approached from behind and slammed into the motorcycle and the bus in front of it. The impact of the crash was so intense that both men died instantly at the accident scene.
Bus driver had no clear view of the motorcycle: Police
Following the fatal incident, the driver of the second KSRTC bus was taken into custody. According to the police, there was a slight rain and the bus driver had no clear view of the motorcycle. "The driver of the Garuda bus tried to take a sudden right turn to overtake the parked ordinary bus. But he could not see the motorcycle in front. After hitting the motorcycle, the Garuda bus hit the rear side of the ordinary bus," police said.
6 killed as car hits truck taking wrong U-turn
This comes a week after six members of the same family were killed after their car collided with a truck making a wrong U-turn on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan. Two children were also injured in the crash. The family was en route from Sikar district to Trinetra Ganesh temple in Ranthambore when the accident took place.