Two individuals had been killed, and 10 others suffered accidents in a collision between an Omni bus and a lorry close to Paalpannai on the Trichy-Chennai freeway on Monday evening. The bus was travelling from Chennai to Kambam in Theni district.
The Omni bus, carrying 34 passengers, collided with a truck loaded with bricks from the rear, ensuing within the fast deaths of the bus driver and an aged girl.
Passersby and rescue groups managed to rescue 10 passengers, who had been then shifted to Trichy Authorities Hospital for medical therapy.
Police have launched an investigation and are trying to find the lorry driver, who fled the scene of the accident.
Additional investigation into the incident are ongoing.