NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 27, 2022 (CT Insider): Eleven people were electrocuted when their truck, decorated as a temple chariot, touched an overhead power line during a Hindu festival procession in southern India on Wednesday, police said. The New Delhi Television channel said the electrical spark also set fire to the truck, which was crowded with devotees. The 11 people died and three others suffered burns and were hospitalized in Thanjavur, a city in Tamil Nadu state, a police officer said. The temple chariot procession in Thanjavur, 210 miles south of Chennai, the state capital, was organized by a local Hindu temple. Other details were not immediately available.
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