Woman killed, 10 injured as mini bus overturns near TN’s Avadi
Sandy Verma | February 25, 2026 4:24 AM CST
CHENNAI: A 20-year-old woman was killed and at least ten others were injured when a mini-bus carrying pilgrims overturned after crashing into the central median near Avadi, here, in the early hours of Tuesday.
According to police sources, more than 25 residents of Kandamangalam village in Villupuram district had set out on a pilgrimage to the Siruvapuri Murugan Temple.
The vehicle, driven by Mohan (39), was proceeding along the Chennai–Tiruvallur High Road when the accident occurred near Vellanur, on the outskirts of Avadi.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the driver may have dozed off at the wheel.
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