Elderly woman dies after falling from moving government bus in Tenkasi, India.
NEWS:
A 70-year-old woman died after falling from the steps of a moving government bus near Kadayam in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India, on April 26, 2026.
The woman was identified as Subbammal, a resident of the Mettur area near Kadayam. She had been waiting at a bus stop to travel from Mettur to Tirunelveli when a government bus bound for Tirunelveli stopped at the location.
CCTV footage from the area shows Subbammal attempting to board the bus. She places her handbag on the step and begins climbing into the vehicle. The video shows that she was still at the entrance when the bus moved forward. She then loses her balance and falls from the steps onto the road.
The footage directly captures the fall. It does not establish what the driver saw, what instructions were given inside the bus, or whether the crew noticed her position before the vehicle started moving. The visible sequence shows the woman boarding, the bus beginning to move, and her falling from the doorway area.
According to the reported account of the incident, Subbammal had difficulty climbing into the bus because of her age. After she fell, people nearby rushed to help her and contacted the 108 emergency ambulance service.
A medical team arrived at the scene and examined her. She was declared dead after the ambulance team reached the location.
Police in Kadayam obtained the CCTV footage from the area as part of the inquiry into the fatal bus accident. The video later circulated online.
The available account identifies the vehicle as a government bus traveling toward Tirunelveli. It does not provide a public official statement from the transport department, a publicly released police report, the driver’s name, or any confirmed disciplinary action.
The confirmed facts are limited to the fatal fall recorded on CCTV, Subbammal’s identification and age, the location near Kadayam in Tenkasi district, the bus route toward Tirunelveli, the response by nearby people, the arrival of the 108 ambulance team, and the police review of the footage.
News story written by DarkGore.
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