A car and a truck were involved in a tragic accident on the Bengaluru-Salem National Highway. The collision resulted in the death of four individuals, including two women. The incident was captured by a CCTV camera. The footage shows a speeding truck crashing into another truck on a bridge. Subsequently, the truck collided with another truck, which then struck a car, causing it to fall off the bridge and catch fire. Another car following closely behind also sustained damage in the collision.
According to police, the truck, with its parking lights switched off, was not visible to the Omni van driver who rammed into the vehicle on the highway at Chinnakoundanar, near Sankari.
A 39-year-old woman, identified as Pappathi, took her own life by throwing herself in front of a moving bus in Salem. The alleged motive behind her desperate act was her hope that any compensation resulting from her death would aid her children in paying their college fees. Pappathi had been working as a temporary sweeper at the Salem collectorate., Chennai News, Times Now