9 Dead after Tourist Van Plunges into Hairpin Bend in Coimbatore

The vehicle driven by Mohammed Fasith (21) is reported to have lost control while negotiating the 13th hairpin bend at the Valparai hills in Coimbatore district

Nine people died, and several others were critically injured after a tourist van plunged off a hairpin bend into a gorge  of Tamil Nadu. 

The incident occurred when a vehicle lost control at the 13th hairpin bend and plunged to the 9th hairpin bend, according to Valparai police. 

The



tourist van carrying a group of 13 tourists from Perinthalmanna, Keralam, met with an accident while descending from Valparai after sightseeing. 

Consequently, the vehicle skidded off the road and plunged down towards the 9th hairpin bend, according to police. 

Upon receipt of information, the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Valparai Sub-Division, and the Inspector of Police, Valparai, rushed to the scene of the occurrence and supervised the rescue and relief operations.