3 Women Workers Killed and 20 Injured in Mahabalipuram Road Accident, TN

Three women workers were killed, and 20 others sustained severe injuries when their van overturned and collided with a government bus at Payyanur on the Old Mahabalipuram Road here on Friday, police said.

The incident took place when a tourist van was transporting employees from Mamallapuram to a company in Kelambakkam.

According to the Mamallapuram police, the van driver lost control of the vehicle after a cow



suddenly crossed its path. The van overturned and collided with a government bus travelling in the opposite direction, from Thiruporur towards Mamallapuram.

Three women travelling in the van died on the spot. Emergency responders -- 108 ambulances and police personnel -- rushed to the site and shifted the 20 injured women to a hospital for treatment.

Further investigations into the accident are underway, police added.