Four Sabarimala Pilgrims dies in Karnataka road accident

In a tragic incident, four pilgrims, including a girl, returning from Sabarimala in Kerala, were killed and seven others were injured in a road accident near the Kora region close to the Vasanthanarasapura Industrial Area in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district on Friday.

According to police, the tragedy occurred when the cruiser vehicle carrying the pilgrims rammed into a parked



truck.

The deceased were identified as six-year-old Sakshi, 30-year-old Venkateshappa, 35-year-old Marathappa, and 40-year-old Gavisiddappa.

The accident occurred while the group was returning from the Sabarimala pilgrimage in Kerala. The injured were shifted to a hospital, and the condition of two of them is critical. Preliminary investigations revealed that 11 pilgrims were travelling in the cruiser.