Twenty persons were killed and 25 others injured in a head-on collision between a private and a government-owned bus in Mecheri in the district on Sunday evening, police said.
The private bus on its way to Salem from Mettur, while the government-owned one was coming from the opposite direction, when the tragedy occurred.
The injured had been admitted to government hospitals in Salem, Mettur and Omalur, DIG, Salem Range, I Raja, said. Bureau Report