Palakkad: It is alleged that the driver of the tourist bus who was involved in the accident that killed nine people in Vadakancheri drowned from the hospital. Jomon, the driver of the luminous bus, has not been taken into custody by the police at present.
The driver who went to Vadakancheri EK Nayanar Hospital sought treatment in the name of Jomon Jojo Patros. It is said that he left the hospital after one and a half hours. The injured was brought here by the police around 3:30 in the morning. There was no serious injury. There was only a small peeling of the skin on the hands and feet. X-rays were taken and checked. It was clear that there were no cracks or bruises. The doctor and nurses of the hospital stated that it is suspected that he left Ernakulam with those who are believed to be the owners of the bus after primary treatment.
He did not tell me whether he was a driver or a teacher. When the sisters asked, they said it was a teacher. Koore asked, and when I asked, I said that I am the driver. was not admitted’ – responded the doctor who treated Jomon.
“Earlier, a KSRTC bus was plying the middle of the road from Vyatila. KSRTC suddenly took the left side when Hornadych tried to overtake. With this, the rear side of the KSRTC hit the right side and he was thrown. The doctor added that the bus went out of control and overturned.
The accident took place at Mangalam near Vadakancherry. Nine people lost their lives when a tourist bus allegedly over-speeded and rammed into the back of a KSRTC bus. A tourist bus called Luminous was on its way to Ooty with students of classes 10, plus one and plus two. Three of the nine people who died were in the KSRTC bus. The KSRTC bus driver and conductor have alleged that the tourist bus was speeding. The GPS records recovered from the bus also show that the speed of the bus was 97.7 kmph at the time of the accident.