10 devotees died as container lorry rams into van in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai

Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu), Jan 07 (ANI): Ten Lord Ayyappa devotees died when a container lorry rammed the vehicle, near Thirumayam in Pudukkottai on Sunday. The pilgrims had visited Sabarimala and had gone to Rameshwaram to take a holy dip before heading back to Telangana. Five others, who were injured, are being treated at Thirumayam government hospital. At around 2:00 pm, their van was passing Thirumayam in Pudukkottai when a lorry from the opposite direction reportedly crossed into their lane and collided with the van. Seven people in the van, including the driver, were killed on the spot and 3 people died during medical treatment.

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