Karnataka: 4 Ayyappa devotees, including child, killed as vehicle collides with lorry
At least four Ayyappa devotees, including a child, died after a vehicle rammed into a parked lorry in Tumakuru district of Karnataka on Friday.
Tumkur Tragedy: A tragic incident has surfaced from Karnataka, where four Ayyappa devotees were killed in a road accident on Friday, early in the morning. According to police, the incident took place at around 5 am under the Kora police station limits of Tumkur. A vehicle carrying devotees collided with a parked lorry.
According to Udayavani.com, the accident was so intense that the deceased, including a child, died on the spot.
The cruiser vehicle hit the lorry that was standing on the roadside, leading to a severe collision.
#WATCH | Karnataka | Four Ayyappa devotees died in a road accident in the Kora police station limits of Tumkur when a vehicle collided with a parked lorry around 5 am. SP Ashok Venkat, Kora police, visited the spot.
(Visuals from the spot) pic.twitter.com/ZfYVlWdbUS
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Further details are awaited.
(Note: This is a developing story, and further details will be added.)
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