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Youths Injured in Bus Collision: Chaos Erupts
25 Oct
Summary
- Three teenagers sustained severe leg injuries in a motorcycle-bus crash.
- Residents attacked the bus driver and pelted stones after the accident.
- Police intervened to control the situation and are investigating the collision.
Three minor boys suffered significant leg injuries after their motorcycle collided with a Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus late Saturday night. The accident took place in Thazhankuppam, Ennore.
The injured youths, aged 17 and residing in Nettukuppam, were reportedly returning home from playing kabaddi. They sustained severe leg injuries when their motorcycle, attempting to overtake the bus, collided with it.
Following the collision, onlookers gathered and reacted with anger, assaulting the bus driver, Srinivasan, and throwing stones at the bus, shattering its front windshield. Police were called to the scene and successfully managed to bring the situation under control.
The injured boys were transported to a nearby private hospital for treatment. Authorities are presently questioning the bus driver to determine the precise circumstances that led to the accident.
