Head-on collision between private buses: Forty passengers injured in Kozhikode’s Koliyottuthazham

The accident took place on the Kozhikode-Atholi route at 2 p.m.

As many as 40 passengers sustained injuries in a head-on collision between two private buses at Koliyottuthazham near Atholi in Kozhikode district on Monday (October 14, 2024). The accident took place at around 2 p.m.

According to police sources, four passengers sustained grave injuries in the incident. They said speed limit violation was found to be the reason behind the accident as per the preliminary investigation. 

The drivers’ cabins were completely destroyed in the impact of the collision. Rescue operation was carried out with the support of local people and the police.

Some of the injured passengers alleged that the Kozhikode-Kuttiyadi route was witnessing the dangerous road race of private buses with the poor enforcement activities. They also alleged that the drivers were least bothered about the dangerous curves on the route. 

Published - October 14, 2024 04:17 pm IST