11 dead, 40 injured in head-on collision between two buses in Sivaganga
At least 11 people were killed and nearly 40 injured after two government buses collided head-on near Thirupathur in Tamil Nadu’s Sivaganga district on Sunday, officials said.
Earlier estimates had placed the toll at seven, but authorities revised the number upward after rescue operations concluded.
Police said one bus was travelling towards Karaikudi and the other towards Madurai when they crashed on a highway stretch near Thirupathur.
The impact crushed the front portions of both buses, trapping several passengers inside. Local residents and emergency teams pulled out survivors before rushing them to the Sivagangai Government Hospital.