Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Four Family Members Killed In Tiruchengode Bus Collision
Four girls from one family were travelling on a two-wheeler in Tamil Nadu.
The vehicle collided with a college bus near Sakkarampalayam junction.
The crash happened on Thursday evening.
The girls were 19, 17, 13 and 12 years old.
The eldest girl was reportedly going to collect two younger girls from school.
All four girls died in the accident.
Police took their bodies to a government hospital for examinations.
Officers are investigating exactly how the collision happened.
Four girls from the same family died when their two-wheeler collided with a college bus near Sakkarampalayam junction.
The deceased were Savitha, 19, her sisters Nivetha, 17, and Dhanushree, 13, and their cousin Abinaya, 12.
Savitha was reportedly taking the two-wheeler to pick up Nivetha and Dhanushree from Elachipalayam Government Higher Secondary School.
The bus belonged to Muthayammal Engineering College and was travelling from Rasipuram when the collision occurred near a turn.
Police recovered the bodies, sent them for post-mortem examinations, registered a case and began investigating the crash.
- Who
- Savitha, Nivetha, Dhanushree and Abinaya were killed; a college bus was involved.
- What
- A two-wheeler carrying the four girls collided with a college bus.
- When
- Thursday evening.
- Where
- Near Sakkarampalayam junction, close to Tiruchengode in Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- The exact circumstances of the collision are under investigation; the crash occurred near a turn while the bus was travelling from Rasipuram.
- Deaths
- Four girls
- Ages
- 19, 17, 13 and 12
- Location
- Sakkarampalayam junction near Tiruchengode
- District and state
- Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu
- Bus operator
- Muthayammal Engineering College
- Police action
- Bodies sent for post-mortem; case registered and investigation launched