ERODE: Twenty-two people waiting at a bus stop to go for work under the VB-G RAM G (Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission -Gramin) suffered injuries after a speeding car ploughed into them near Gobichettipalayam on Friday.The car was driven by K Manoj Kumar, an IT employee from Uthukuli in Tirupur district. He was returning from the Pachaimalai Temple in Gobichettipalayam to T N Palayam via Bangalapudur after completing arrangements for his younger sister’s wedding.“Kumar lost control of the car near JKK Pudur. The vehicle veered into a bus stop, injuring 22 workers waiting there,” said an officer at the Bangalapudur police station.Alerted by locals, 108 ambulance teams rushed to the spot and shifted the injured workers to Gobichettipalayam Government Hospital.The Bangalapudur police registered a case.(Photos: S Parthiban)
