Overview
- Two private buses collided near Idaikkal in Tenkasi district, causing severe damage and casualties.
- Five women and one man died at the scene, and 32 passengers were hospitalized in Tenkasi.
- Police said one bus was traveling from Madurai to Tenkasi and the other was headed toward Kadaiyanallur.
- Visuals showed a mangled front end and shattered glass as traffic was halted and a JCB cleared the wreckage.
- The incident follows an earlier November head-on crash in Telangana that killed 20, highlighting recurring road safety concerns.