At least 20 injured as bus carrying wedding party crashes into fuel station in Keralam's Koothattukulam
A major disaster was narrowly averted as the bus rammed into the concrete barrier of the fuel pump, sparing the dispensers and a car refuelling nearby
A wedding party in a tourist bus traveling from Piravom to Ilanji lost control on Thursday morning (August 27, 2026) when the driver swerved to avoid a careless two-wheeler rider, according to local police. The crash into a fuel station on the Koothattukulam–Piravom road in Ernakulam district, Kerala, left 20 passengers injured, though all were reported to be stable.
Local residents quickly rushed to the scene, rescuing those trapped inside the bus and arranging ambulances to transport the injured to nearby private hospitals. CCTV footage captured the bus swerving right, narrowly avoiding a collision with the fuel station, and ultimately sliding into the premises. The driver reportedly applied a sudden brake to avoid the erratically crossing scooter rider, losing control of the vehicle.
The incident narrowly averted a major disaster as the bus hit a concrete barrier, sparing the fuel dispensers and a car refueling nearby. The police are investigating the sequence of events, while local residents accused the driver of overspeeding.
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