11 people sustained injuries after an omni bus collided with a container lorry in Salem on Thursday (May 7, 2026).
On Wednesday night (May 6, 2026), an omni bus was heading to Coimbatore from Chennai with more than 25 passengers. While the bus reached Soolaimedu near Kondalampatti in Salem, in the wee hours of Thursday, the bus collided with a container lorry that came to Salem from Kolkata.
In the accident, 11 passengers sustained injuries and S. Premkumar (29), M. Nanthakumar (29), V. Prasanth (48), and V. Balaji (23) were admitted to Salem Government Hospital. Likewise, S. Raji (27), S. Suriya (27), K. Logesh (36), J. Joseph (34), P. Senthilnathan (54), G. Parasuraman (52) and J. Abdul (26) were admitted to a private hospital.
The Kondalampatti police registered a case and are investigating further.