11 killed in India as their truck hits power line during religious procession

At least 11 people, including two children, have died after being electrocuted when their truck, decorated as a temple chariot, touched an overhead electric power transmission wire during a Hindu festival procession in southern India, police say.

Report informs, citing foreign media, that fifteen people were injured as a result.

The accident occurred early on Wednesday when the temple chariot procession was under way in Tamil Nadu state’s Thanjavur district, 340km (210 miles) south of state capital Chennai, police said.

An investigation into the case is underway.