MTC bus crashes into parked cars near High Court

Nine cars were damaged in the incident. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Nine cars parked along NSC Bose Road near the Madras High Court were damaged after an MTC bus veered out of control on Tuesday morning. No one was injured in the incident.According to the Traffic Investigation Wing police, Flower Bazaar, the bus, operating on route 109A from Island Grounds to Thiruvidanthai, was travelling on NSC Road around 11.30 a.m. when its driver, P. Ramamurthy, 48, lost control of the vehicle and rammed the nine parked cars.The bus continued moving before crashing into the road median and coming to a halt. The impact left the parked cars severely damaged, police said. Police took Ramamurthy for a medical examination following the accident. The test ruled out the possibility of drunken driving, an officer said.During the inquiry, Ramamurthy told police that the bus had a brake failure and that he had hit the median in an attempt to bring the vehicle to a stop. The police registered a case against the driver under Section 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with rash driving or riding on a public way, and detained him for further inquiry. Police are investigating the circumstances that led to the accident. Published - October 27, 2026 10:00 pm IST