Mini bus plunges into ditch, 25 injured

Puducherry, Feb 24 (UNI) Twentyfive persons were injured when the bus in which they were travelling fell into a ditch at Uruvayar, near here today.

Police said the driver lost control over the vehicle while trying to avoid hitting an elderly man crossing the road at Uruvayar Thirukkanji.

The driver and 24 women workers of a private industrial unit at Katterikuppam, were injured in the mishap.

While 16 of the injured were admitted to the Thavalakuppam primary health centre, the rest were rushed to the government general hospital here, police said.

UNI