Thirteen killed, 20 injured in bus-lorry collision in Tamil Nadu

Thirteen people were killed and more than 20 injured in a collision between a bus and a cement-laden lorry at a village in Madurai district on Saturday afternoon.

Thirteen people were killed and more than 20 injured in a collision between a bus and a cement-laden lorry at a village in Madurai district on Saturday afternoon.

The state transport buswas bound for Kumily in Kerala from Rajapalayam and the mishap occurred at T Kallupatti, 40 kms from Madurai.

Police said the injured were rushed to a local hospital.

A case has been registered and police is investigating the cause of the accident.