TIRUPUR: Nineteen people died in a collision between a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus and a truck near Avinashi town of Tirupur district on Thursday morning here.

The bus was on its way to Ernakulam in Kerala from Bengaluru in Karnataka when the mishap occurred.

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Deputy Tehsildar of Avinashi Town informed, “19 people that include 14 men and 5 women, died in the collision between the bus and the truck near Avinashi town.”

The bodies have been taken to Tirupur government hospital.

The accident occurred when a container truck crashed into the KSRTC bus in Tirupur, reports say.

(This is a developing story)