Rameswaram,
The omni bus collided with the government bus at Pamban bridge and stopped after hitting the barricade. Fortunately, the passengers survived.
Govt Bus
A government bus left Rameswaram for Madurai yesterday at 6.30 am with more than 15 passengers. The government bus was driven by a driver Maharaja (43 years old) who hails from Pattanadi area of Madurai.
This bus was going on the Pampan road bridge in the middle of the sea when suddenly an omni bus came towards Rameswaram. The bus suddenly lost control of the driver and ran away. Then a private bus and a government bus collided head on. At high speed, the omni bus climbed onto the footpath of the Pampan Road bridge, tipped the pole and crashed into the retaining wall. The passengers on the buses screamed.
Recovery
After getting the information, the Pampan police, local residents and fishermen rushed to rescue operations.
Passengers of 2 buses were also injured. They were rescued and sent by ambulance to Rameswaram Government Hospital and Mandapam Government Hospital for treatment.
Bomban police registered a case and conducted an investigation into the accident.
Maharaja, conductor Kaliswaran, Subrahmanian (40) from Madurai’s Pattanadi area, who was driving the government bus, and some passengers in the bus sustained minor injuries. The driver of the omni bus was also seriously injured.
survived
About this accident, Sumathi from Chennai, who came in a government bus, said:-
We had come to Rameswaram temple for counting bills. 6 of us boarded the government bus from Rameswaram to Madurai to go back to Chennai after finishing the work. While traveling on Pampan road bridge, an oncoming private omni bus collided with the government bus. Fortunately, due to the skill of the driver, the passengers in the bus escaped with minor injuries. Only God should be thanked.
This is what he said.
accident
Even though the police keep saying that no tourist vehicles including autos, cars and vans should be parked on the Pampan road bridge, some vehicles including autos and vans were parked on the road bridge near the site of the accident yesterday. It is said that as it was stopped, it entered the road on the right side and at that time unexpectedly collided with the oncoming government bus and the accident took place.
So only if the police permanently bans the parking of tourist vehicles on the Pamban road bridge, such accidents can be prevented. The demand of all the social activists is that the police should impose heavy fines and take measures to stop vehicles from stopping permanently.