Chennai: At least 10 passengers and a bus driver were killed in an accident involving two buses of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation in Sivaganga district on Sunday evening. Police said 20 passengers were injured, some of them severely. It is feared the toll could go up.
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11 people died and over 20 were injured after two govt buses collided head-on near Vivekananda Polytechnic College in Sivaganga. The buses were travelling between Tiruppur–Karaikudi and Karaikudi–Dindigul. Locals helped rescue victims; injured shifted to hospitals. pic.twitter.com/iM83L7xJKq— Gummalla Lakshmana (@GUMMALLALAKSHM3) November 30, 2025
According to reports reaching Chennai, a Devakottai-bound bus from Karaikudi and another bus proceeding from Devakottai to Dindigul collided head on near the Nachiyarpuram in Sivaganga. “At least 11 persons have died so far. The injured have been rushed to the Government Hospitals in Karaikudi, Tiruapathur and Sivaganga,” a police officer said.
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Two state buses collided near Tirupattur, claiming 12 lives and injuring many.
Prayers for the families and for the injured to recover soon #BusAccident #TamilNadu #TN#Tirupattur #Sivaganga pic.twitter.com/W8jmqJGrAQ— Karl Marx2.O (@Marx2PointO) November 30, 2025
Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu: A relative of Muthumari, who died in the bus accident, says, "Muthumari was on her way back after visiting the Pillayarpatti temple when the bus accident occurred. After hearing the news, we rushed to the Tiruppattur Government Hospital. There, we saw many… pic.twitter.com/7KVDb3AHb1
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Tamil Nadu | Death toll rose to 11 in the head-on collision between two buses near Tirpattur in Sivaganga district.
A victim's relative, Murugavel says, "My relative and his family came here as a group of four. Three of them are currently admitted to the Karaikudi Government… pic.twitter.com/ENj2J5Yo9b
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Expressing shock over the human casualties, Chief Minister M K Stalin said he had asked the local Minsiter K R Periyakaruppan to rush to the aid of those injured and the families of the deceased victims.