11 people electrocuted as wire gets entangled with temple chariot in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur

Mangalore Today News Network

Chennai, April 27, 2022: As many as 11 people were electrocuted and several others were injured during a temple festival at Kalimedu town in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district. An electric wire got entangled with the temple chariot while it was being pulled by devotees, resulting in the death of 11 people, including two children.

 

The 94th Appar Gurupoojai (festival for Lord Ayyapa) was celebrated on Tuesday night, April 26. There was a large crowd of people from nearby areas who were participating in the event.

Devotees participating in the event were pulling the temple chariot through the streets when an electric wire got entangled in the chariot as it was being turned.

This resulted in the instant electrocution of ten people, including two children. Three of them died on the spot while eight others died at Thanjavur Medical College Hospital.

Several others who were injured in the incident were taken to the nearby hospital where they are currently undergoing treatment. The situation was all the more dangerous, and more people could have died in the incident, as there were puddles of water all around the area.

A massive loss of life was averted as nearly 50 people stepped away from the temple chariot,which was surrounded by puddles, after the electrocution.

Courtesy: India Today