Chennai, Dec 9 (UNI) Minutes after a police van escorting the
bodies of IAF chopper crash met with an accident, one of the
ambulances carrying the mortal remains, was involved in a
minor mishap near Mettupalayam today.
The bodies were being taken by road from Madras Regimental
Centre (MRC) in Wellington in Coonoor to Sulur air base
when the two accidents occurred.
This resulted in a minor delay as the ambulance, which
suffered minor damages in the front portion, was stopped.
The accident occurred about 45 km from Sulur air base.
The bodies were shifted to another ambulance and taken to
Sulur air base from where they would be flown to Delhi by
a special IAF aircraft for last rites.
Locals helped in shifting the bodies to another ambulance
which came to the spot within minutes on receipt of
information.
Earlier, about seven police personnel suffered minor injuries
when a police van, part of the convoy escorting the bodies,
met with an accident near a turn on the Parliyar ghat road.
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