Idukki: A major disaster was averted after a moving KSRTC bus managed to survive even after a huge boulder fell on it in Idukki. Since the bus was moving, the boulder barely hit it, and when it struck the bus, it was on the rear portion, damaging just a couple of row of seats and injuring one passenger.  

The accident occurred at Nalpatham Mile near Peruvanthanam on the Kuttikkanam–Kottayam route in the early hours of Thursday. The rock fell from the hillside onto the rear side of the bus around 4.45 am while the vehicle was travelling along the national highway. The impact saw the boulder hitting the bus and then crashing onto the road. 

A passenger seated in the rear section of the bus narrowly escaped with minor injuries. The injured has been identified as Raju, a native of Pallikkathodu.

The bus, which was travelling from Kumily to Kottayam, was carrying around 50 passengers at the time of the incident. Despite the severity of the impact, a major tragedy was averted, police said. 

The accident led to partial traffic disruption along the national highway. Police and highway authorities from Peruvanthanam have initiated further proceedings.