As many as 11 individuals, together with two youngsters, have been electrocuted on Wednesday throughout a temple chariot procession in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district when it got here into contact with a excessive rigidity transmission line.
The tragic incident occurred early as we speak at close by Kalimedu when the Appar temple chariot procession was underway. The temple automobile was negotiating a flip and confronted some impediment earlier than being reversed when it got here in to contact with the overhead line, police and eyewitnesses mentioned. The individuals standing on the chariot have been thrown within the impression.
V Balakrishnan, Inspector General of Police, Central Zone, Tiruchirappalli mentioned that round 15 others suffered burn accidents in the course of the incident. Three individuals have been admitted to the Thanjavur Medical College.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh every to the households of the deceased and Rs 50,000 every to these injured within the incident. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Ok Stalin additionally introduced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh every to subsequent to the kin of these killed within the incident.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”