Trending Now
- “TN’s cooperation is essential for drug eradication. CM Vijay has assured us of full cooperation.” – Kerala Minister Ramesh Chennithala
- “If you do not want E20 petrol, you can choose 100% petrol instead, but you will have to pay a higher price for it.” – Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
- “The TN Govt has taken a stand of not opposing whatever the Central Government does.” – DMK MP Kanimozhi
- “The public should be angered by horse-trading. They should ask, ‘Why are you resigning after just 20 days?’” – CPI(M) State Secretary Shanmugam
Coimbatore
Teen dies after falling off footboard of bus
January 22, 2018
COIMBATORE: A 19-year-old girl, who was travelling on the footboard was killed on the spot when she fell down from the bus on Monday.
According to police, Keerthana, a second year student of a private college on Avanashi Road, boarded the bus at Thudiyalur, and was standing on the footboard as it was over crowded.
The bus driver, in order to avoid a motorcyclist, tried to take the side way and under the impact of a sudden jerk Keerthana fell down and came under the wheels.
She was killed on the spot.A case has been registered and the body sent to Government Hospital for postmortem.
