Kerala Transport Minister Antony Raju on Monday said that his department would take strict action against tourist buses violating rules, following the Vadakkenchery private bus accident.
Nine people were killed and 38 others were injured after a tourist bus carrying students crashed into a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus at Mangalam near Vadakkenchery area of Palakkad, Kerala minister M B Rajesh said on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed grief over the loss of lives in Kerala s Palakkad bus crash incident and announced Rs 2 lakh as ex-gratia each from the Prime Minister s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of the deceased.