Periya, Kasaragod: A serial crash of three vehicles, near Periya bus stop, on the national highway injured 15 people. A tanker lorry, which tried to evade a car coming from the opposite direction, slipped off the road, took a wrong turn and smashed into a bus that was halting at the bus stop to pick up passengers. At the same time, the car rammed into the lorry.
Among the injured are the tanker driver, five women passengers, and a 12-year-old girl on the bus. They were attended to at a private hospital in Mavunkal.
The tanker was on its way from Kozhikode to Managluru. The bus, coming from Kasargod, was proceeding to the Kanhangad side.
The accident affected traffic flow on the national highway. The tanker was removed from the site using a crane.
