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11 killed, 20 injured as two buses collide head-on in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga

Injured rushed to state-run facilities for treatment

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Eleven persons were killed and over 20 injured on Sunday after two state-run buses collided head-on,  police said.

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According to a senior district police official, the mishap occurred approximately 15 km away from Karaikudi and all the 11 persons—8 women, 2 men and a child—were killed on the spot.

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Over 20 persons sustained injuries and they were rushed to state-run facilities for treatment, the senior official said.

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On the cause of the accident, the official said, “It was a head-on collision, the reason is not clear, we are looking into it.”

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