Thiruvalla: A KSRTC bus that lost control rammed into a shop at Perunthuruthi, Thiruvalla killing a couple on scooter who got trapped beneath it. 20 persons were injured in the incident. The deceased are believed to have been Peralssery natives from Chengannur. The police are trying to find their identities based on the driving license found at the scene.
18 of injured have been hospitalised to Taluk hospital and 2 at Pushpagiri.
The bodies of the dead are stored at Thirvalla Taluk hospital. The driver reportedly developed uneasiness owing to which the vehicle veered out of control . The bus bound from Kottayam was headed for Pathanamthitta when it met with the accident at 4.10 evening.
The shop the bus ploughed into went by the name “Emirate Opticals”. Two scooters and a car parked in front of the shop two were wrecked in the accident.
