Govt bus collide head-on; 11 killed, 20 injured in collision near Karaikudi

MADURAI: A devastating head-on collision betwixt 2 govt-operated buses adjacent Vivekananda Polytechnic College nether Nachiyarpuram constabulary presumption limits successful Sivaganga district's Tirupattur Utkottam claimed the lives of astatine slightest 11 radical and near much than 20 injured.The mishap occurred astir 5:00 PM connected Sunday, sending shockwaves crossed the portion and halting evening postulation connected the cardinal route. The autobus bearing registration fig TN 39 N 0198 was travelling from Kangeyam towards Karaikudi, portion the different bus, TN 63 N 1776, was operating the Karaikudi-Dindigul way erstwhile the catastrophic interaction occurred. When some buses were nearing Vivekananda Polytechnic College, they collided head-on.Police and occurrence brigade services unit instantly rushed to the country to undertake a frantic rescue effort, extricating the trapped and rushing the critically injured to adjacent aesculapian facilities.The injured were admitted to Karaikudi Government Hospital, Tirupattur Government Hospital, and Sivaganga Government Hospitals, wherever they are presently receiving exigency aesculapian attention. Senior officials, including the Sivaganga District Superintendent of Police and the Tirupattur Deputy Superintendent of Police, rapidly arrived astatine the tract to personally oversee and expedite the analyzable rescue operations, sources confirmed.