At least 10 people were killed and 20 others injured after two Tamil Nadu government buses collided head-on near Kummangudi in Sivaganga district on Sunday evening, police said. The accident occurred around five kilometres from Pillaiyarpatti, in the Tirupattur area. A police officer at the scene told NDTV that "at least 10 were killed and 20 passengers suffered injuries", adding that rescue efforts by the public and fellow passengers helped pull several victims out of the mangled vehicles. One of the buses was travelling from Tiruppur to Karaikudi, while the other was headed from Karaikudi towards Dindigul district. Pictures from the accident site showed the driver's side of one of the buses completely ripped off.