The police said the number of dead is likely to rise.

In visuals, the right side of the white bus is seen completely mangled, the driver’s area is smashed in and the damaged bus lies tilted.

Reports said the tyre of the truck burst while it was in speed, and the container got detached and rolled on to the road before colliding with the bus.

Rescuers at the accident site are trying to find survivors in the debris.

The driver of the truck that was coming from Coimbatore is on the run, the police said.

“All possible relief measures will be taken in cooperation with the government of Tamil Nadu and the District Collector of Tirupur,” Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s office said.9 people died and two critically injured in the accident,” Palakkad SP G Shivavikram said.

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