Tamil Nadu Accident: In a tragic accident, at least eight Ayyappa devotees were killed and two others were rescued after the boat they were traveling in fell into a 40-feet deep gorge in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district on Friday. According to news agency ANI, all the devotees were residents of Sanmugasundarapuram village and were returning home after visiting Sabarimala. The car met with an accident on Friday night.
Two injured people were admitted to a nearby hospital
Speaking to the media, District Collector KV Muraleedharan said that the accident was suspected to have happened after the driver lost control of the vehicle at a bend in the hilly road. “Eight pilgrims died when their car fell into a 40-feet deep gorge at Kumuli hill pass in Theni district,” he said.
In this painful accident, seven people died on the spot, while one died on the way to the hospital. A minor boy is also included in the dead and they were residents of Andipatti in the district. Along with this, he told the media that two injured have been admitted to the nearest hospital.
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