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Tamil Nadu: At least seven killed as govt bus collides with two cars; tyre burst leads to crash

Tamil Nadu: At least seven killed as govt bus collides with two cars; tyre burst leads to crash

TOI News Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Dec 25, 2025, 20:32 IST

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Tamil Nadu: At least seven killed as govt bus collides with two cars; tyre burst leads to crash

The accident in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu (Image courtesy: TOI Chennai)

NEW DELHI: At least seven people were killed on Wednesday after a government bus swerved and collided with two cars in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore, police said.A tyre burst caused the bus to change direction and crash head-on into the cars.“The bus collided with two vehicles that were proceeding towards Tiruchirappalli from Chennai. Seven occupants of the two private vehicles were killed. A number of people have been injured,” a district police official told PTI.The state-run bus was travelling from Tiruchirappalli to Chennai when the accident occurred on a national highway in Cuddalore.

At Least 11 Dead, 20 Injured in Head-On Collision Between Two Govt Buses in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga

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