Transport Minister Sivasankar and Cooperation Minister KR Periya Karuppan also visited the injured undergoing treatment at Sivagangai Government Medical College Hospital. The ministers also paid respects to the deceased, garlanding their bodies.
According to a Sivaganga district police press release, the mishap took place about near Vivekananda Polytechnic College under Tuirupattur sub-division and Nachiyar Puram Police Station.
The death toll has risen to 11 in the head-on collision, which took place on Sunday evening between two buses near Tirpattur in the Sivaganga district.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has expressed his deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in a bus collision in Sivaganga district.
At least seven people died after two buses collided head-on near Tirupattur in Sivaganga district on Sunday evening, the Sivaganga district SP Siva Prasad confirmed.
Dr Karan of the Fazilka government hospital informed that 15 people, including three of the five passengers travelling in the canter, were rushed to the hospital. Two of the passengers were brought dead, he added.
Addressing the media, Sajjanar said the group was travelling from Makkah to Madinah when their bus collided with an oil tanker nearly 25 km before Medina, causing an explosion that engulfed the vehicle within minutes.
According to Cyberabad Police Commissioner Avinash Mohanty, around 60 people were travelling in the bus when the accident occurred. He confirmed that both the bus and lorry drivers were among the deceased.
Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said that at least 19 people have died and 14 to 15 suffered injuries due to the road accident near Mirjaguda in Rangareddy district. He also informed that after the postmortem is completed, the bodies will be given back to the respective family members