17 injured after honeybees swarm bus near Gavi in Kerala
Seventeen people were injured when giant honeybees swarmed a KSRTC bus near Kozhikanam, close to the Vallakkadavu checkpost in Vandiperiyar. The incident occurred at about 11 a.m. within the Periyar Tiger Reserve, according to the information supplied by The Hindu.
Seventeen people were injured after giant honeybees swarmed a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus near Gavi, The Hindu reported. The incident occurred at about 11 a.m. near Kozhikanam, close to the Vallakkadavu checkpost in Vandiperiyar.
The location falls within the Periyar Tiger Reserve. The available information identifies the insects as giant honeybees and says that 17 people were injured in the swarm. It does not provide the bus route, the number of passengers aboard or the identities of those affected.
No details were supplied about the injuries, whether any victims were taken to hospital or how the bus was cleared from the area. The report also does not explain what caused the bees to swarm the vehicle. The incident took place in a forest reserve, but the supplied material does not include comments from forest officials, transport authorities or medical personnel.
The known facts are limited to the time, location, type of incident and number of people injured. Further information about the condition of the victims and the response was not included in the source material provided by The Hindu.
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