Chennai, Nov. 24 -- In a tragic incident, eight people were killed and over30 others, including children, injured when two private buses collided in thesouthern Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu on Monday.

Police sources said the deceased included five women.

Reports received at the police headquarters here confirmed that eight peoplewere killed in the mishap.

The accident took place at Idaikal village near Kadayanallur and rescue andrelief operations were on.

Acting on informaion, police, fire service and revenue department officials rushedto the spot and shifted the bodies to the government hospital for post mortem.

The local people were also engaged in relief works.

Ambulances were summoned and the injured were shifted to various hosp...