Thanjavur: Eleven people, including three children, were electrocuted when a chariot overturned on a high voltage power line during a road mishap in Kalimedu village in Thanjavur district. Information on how the accident happened has been released.
The chariot started from the Upper Monastery in Kalimedu village and went through the main road, Upper Street, South Street, Lower Street and back to the main road.
Thus, those in the chariot, those who had pulled the chariot, and those standing near it were all electrocuted before they knew what had happened. As the picker burned out, the electric lights in it exploded. Thus the public dispersed and fled.
The crowd was a bit low as the chariot was about 50 meters away to get back into position. Following the accident, the high-voltage power supply was cut off. Later, firefighters arrived and extinguished the fire by spraying water on the toad.
Father-son death
Anpalagan (60) and his son Raghavan (24) from the same village were killed in the accident. Another son Madhavan (16) was injured and is receiving treatment. Also killed in the accident were Santosh alias Yadav (15), Rajkumar (14) and Parani (13) who were studying 8th standard in different schools in Thanjavur.
DMK and AIADMK funding
In a statement, DMK leader and first lady MK Stalin said, “The DMK will provide Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the 11 people killed in the chariot accident and Rs 25,000 each to the 14 injured.”
AIADMK coordinator O. Panneerselvam and co-coordinator Palanisamy said the AIADMK would provide Rs. 1 lakh each to the 11 families who lost their lives in the accident and Rs.
11 killed as chariot overturns on high voltage power line near Thanjavur: President, PM mourn; Tribute in person to the Chief Minister
Eleven people, including three children, were tragically killed when a chariot overturned on a high voltage power line on a road near Thanjavur. 17 people were seriously injured.
President Ramnath Govind and Prime Minister Modi have expressed condolences to the victims of the accident. Chief Minister MK Stalin personally paid tribute to the bodies of the victims and provided relief funds to the families.
6 km on Puthalur road near Thanjavur. The Upper Monastery was established 150 years ago in the remote village of Kalimedu. The Upper Satya Festival is celebrated annually in the month of Chittirai on the Satya Star Day at this monastery. Accordingly, the 94th Upper Satya Festival began on the heels of yesterday. The chariot left the road at 11 that night. The chariot set on sap was electrically decorated with an idol of Upper Iphone.
The chariot, which had been on the road all night, came to the main road from Lower Street at around 3.15am yesterday and turned at a turn. Then, the top of the chariot was knocked over by a high-voltage power line going down the road. Thus, the chariot caught fire and began to burn.
Electricity flowed over those who were sitting in the chariot, those who were pulling it, those who were around. Among them are M Mohan (22), ex-serviceman K Pratap (36), A Anpalagan (60), his son Raghavan (24), Nagaraj (60) and R Santosh alias Yadav (15). Ten persons including D. Selvam (56), M. Rajkumar (14), R. Saminathan (56) and A. Govindaraj died on the spot.
Eighteen persons including S. Parani (13), P. Kaushik (13), S. Arunkumar (24), Ma. In this, Parani died without any treatment. As a result, the death toll from the crash rose to 11.
Upon learning of this, District Collector Dinesh Bonraj Oliver went to the hospital and offered his condolences to the affected people. He went to Kalimedu village and visited the spot where the accident took place. Kallaperambur police have registered a case and are investigating the incident.
Central and state government relief
President Ramnath Govind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Governor of Tamil Nadu RN Ravi and Chief Minister MK Stalin have expressed their condolences to the victims of the chariot accident. Prime Minister Modi has said that Rs 2 lakh each will be provided to the families of the victims and Rs 50,000 to the injured from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund.
Chief Minister MK Stalin explained the accident to the legislature. Later, he proposed a resolution of condolence for the victims. Following this, all the members stood up and observed a 2 minute silent tribute.
Following this, Chief Minister Stalin went to Thanjavur, visited Kalimedu village and paid homage to the bodies of the victims with garlands. He offered condolences to their families and provided relief of Rs 5 lakh each.
The bodies of 11 people who died in the accident were autopsied at the Tanjore Medical College Hospital and handed over to relatives. The bodies of 11 people were then taken in ambulances to Kalimedu village mourning and funeral rites were performed.