7 injured in Kerala as bus rams into nearly dozen vehicles after brake failure

At least seven persons suffered minor injuries on Monday when a private transport bus went out of control reportedly after brake failure and rammed into nearly a dozen vehicles near here, police said. At least seven people suffered minor injuries and were given treatment in a nearby hospital, the police told PTI.The bus was going to Kakkanad from Edakochi here when the accident occurred.

At least seven persons suffered minor injuries on Monday when a private transport bus went out of control reportedly after brake failure and rammed into nearly a dozen vehicles near here, police said. ''The bus ran amok after the brake pedal broke. A van, two autorickshaws and over six cars were hit by the bus before it came to a halt. At least seven people suffered minor injuries and were given treatment in a nearby hospital,'' the police told PTI.

The bus was going to Kakkanad from Edakochi here when the accident occurred. The injured were two occupants of a car, two in the autorickshaw and the others in the bus, the police said. The driver of the bus was taken into custody, they said.

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