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Updated - November 03, 2026 03:04 pm IST - VELLORE
The mangled remains of the omni bus that collided with a lorry from behind at Alamelumangapuram in Vellore town on Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway (NH 48) on November 3, 2026. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Three persons including two drivers were injured after an omnibus hit a lorry that had a consignment of empty liquor bottles at Alamelumangapuram in Vellore town on Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway (NH 48) on Tuesday (November 3, 2026).
Police identified the injured persons as S. Aravindran (23), the omnibus driver and native of Natrampalli town in Tirupattur district, T. Gubenthiran (48), the lorry driver from Vaniyambadi town, and Mohammed Rafiq (39), lorry cleaner from Vaniyambadi town.
Initial inquiry revealed that the omnibus was proceeding towards Chennai from Bengaluru with 22 passengers. Meanwhile, the lorry was travelling from Vaniyambadi town with a consignment of around 47,000 empty liquor bottles collected from TASMAC outlets in the region to deposit the bottle at godown in Maduravoyal in Chennai when the omnibus driver Aravindan lost control of the vehicle and hit the lorry from behind on the stretch around 2 a.m.
The lorry was laden with a consignment of around 47,000 empty TASMAC liquor bottles collected from various outlets. During the accident, the lorry overturned and the bottles in it were strewn on the carriageway of the stretch. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Police said in the impact, the lorry overturned and empty liquor bottles in it were strewn on the carriageway of the stretch. After hitting the lorry, an omnibus rammed a steel median on the stretch and went on the opposite lane of the national highway. Commuters escaped unhurt in the incident.
Passersby and other motorists alerted Sathuvachari police and ambulance. The Superintendent of Police N.U. Sivaraman inspected the spot and directed to restore traffic movement on the route.
Police said that traffic on the route was affected with vehicles being diverted on the service lane of the stretch. Injured persons were admitted at Government Medical College Hospital where their condition is stable. A probe is underway.
Published - November 03, 2026 12:48 pm IST
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