Salem mishap toll goes up

SALEM: The death toll in the accident involving two private buses at Pannapati on Saturday night has gone up to nine as one more person died on the way to the hospital.The diseased include a woman whose husband also died on the spot. Around 10.30 pm while nearing Sandhaimadam near Pannapatti, the private bus from Kochi was confronted by a motorist who tried to take the highway from the service road. To avoid collision the driver Bijoy Wilson applied breaks and it collided with the private bus. Eight persons died including the drivers of both the buses.