Omni bus cleaner killed, over 40 passengers injured in accident on highway in Tiruchi district

A cleaner of an omni bus was killed and over 40 passengers were injured after the vehicle rammed a freight carrier from behind on the Madurai-Tiruchi national highway at Valasupatti in Valanadu police station limits in Tiruchi district in the wee hours on Monday (October 26, 2026). 

The bus with 46 passengers on board was on its way to Chennai from Nagercoil when the accident occurred on the highway a few minutes past midnight. Police sources said the driver of the freight carrier transporting rice is said to have attempted to halt the vehicle on the left side suddenly when the omni bus rammed the freight carrier from behind. The Manapparai Traffic police personnel rushed to the spot on receipt of information about the accident to rescue the injured and regulate traffic movements.

The cleaner of the bus identified as Siraj Hussain (36) of Melapalayam in Tirunelveli succumbed to injuries at the Government Hospital, Manapparai. Sources said the injured passengers were admitted to Government Hospital, Manapparai and at a couple of private hospitals in Manapparai and Tiruchi. The Valanadu Police are investigating.