The impact threw the driver and passengers off their seats as the bus came to a sudden stop.
A horrific head-on collision between two buses in Tamil Nadu's Salem was caught on a camera installed inside one of the vehicles.
According to the police, 18 people, including both the bus drivers and 16 passengers, were injured in the accident and all of them have been released after treatment.
The incident took place on Tuesday evening, when a private bus coming from Edappadi collided with a college bus coming from Thiruchengode.
The footage of the crash appeared to show the bus, which had the camera, travelling at speed when the other one, coming from the opposite direction, swerved into the wrong lane.
The police also said the collision appeared to be the fault of the college bus driver who drove in a "rash and negligent" manner.
The impact threw the driver and passengers off their seats as the bus came to a sudden stop.