Malappuram: Nearly 17 passengers were injured after a private bus overturned at Puthanathani on the Kozhikode-Thrissur stretch of the national highway on Wednesday. The accident took place around 7 pm.

The bus crashed into a sand pile on a newly constructed section of the national highway and toppled over. Local residents, along with the police and fire force, launched a prompt rescue operation. The injured passengers were immediately rushed to nearby hospitals in Puthanathani and Vailathur.

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