At least 11 people, including eight women, two men and a child, were killed and more than 20 others injured after two government buses collided head-on about 15 km from Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu, PTI reported, citing police reports dated March 30.
According to a senior district police official, the incident took place about 15 km from Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu. All 11 dead were killed on the spot, the official said.
The injured were taken to state facilities for treatment, the official said, adding that “it was a head-on collision, the reason is not clear, we are investigating.”
SP Siva Prasad of Sivaganga district told ANI that the cause of the accident has not been ascertained and investigation is on. Further details are awaited.
Recent Road Accidents: Details
This is the second such accident in the state after two passenger buses collided in Tenkasi on November 24, killing six people including a child and injuring over 50, ANI reported. A number of the injured were taken to hospital with serious injuries, including broken arms, legs and heads.
On the same day, police also informed that three individuals, including a five-year-old child, were killed in a head-on collision between two bikes on the Chambol-Benakanahalli road under Janwada police jurisdiction in Bidar district. The deceased have been identified as Mallikarjuna (35), his daughter Mahalaxmi (5) and Pawan (28).
Earlier in Thiruttani town of Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu on March 7, five people were also killed and 10 others critically injured in a collision between a truck and a bus, an ANI report added. Before that, on 16 May 2024, four were killed and 15 injured when their omnibus collided with a truck on the Chennai-Trichy highway at Madhuranthangam in Tamil Nadu.
(With input from agencies)
