Three pilgrims died and ten others were injured today when a van collied with a truck near Kudlagi in the district, police said here.
The pilgrims were returning home after visiting Sabarimala hill shrine in Kerala when the accident happened. The victims, travelling in the van, were residents of Bhagavati village in neighbouring Bagalkot district.
The injured have been admitted to a hospital, police said.
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das expressed grief
over the incident and asked the local MLA and district administration to support the relief work.
Das announced an ex-gratia of Rs one lakh for each of the family that lost a member in the accident, an official said.
The heavy vehicle ploughed into the procession, mostly killing teenagers and children, the police said.
