Tamil Nadu: At least 11 killed after 2 buses collide in Sivaganga district

In Tamil Nadu, at least 11 people were killed and several others injured when two buses collided head-on near Kummangudi in Sivaganga district on Sunday evening, police said. The accident occurred near Pillaiyarpatti, in the Tirupattur area. As per reports, one of the buses was headed towards Karaikudi while the other was travelling towards Madurai when they crashed on a stretch of road near Thirupathur. The impact left several passengers trapped inside the vehicles before local residents and emergency teams pulled them out. The injured have been rushed to the Sivagangai Government Hospital. Authorities said the toll may rise as some of the passengers are in critical condition.A probe has been ordered to determine the cause of the collision.

அரசு பேருந்துக்கள் மோதிக்கொண்ட விபத்தில் 11 பேர் பலி - எஸ்பி தகவல் pic.twitter.com/2Eo53bDBYp

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This is the second major head-on collision involving government and private buses in southern Tamil Nadu within a week. Last week, six people were killed in Tenkasi district after two private buses rammed into each other; investigators had then flagged reckless driving by one of the buses as a possible cause.