In a freak accident, three persons including two pilgrims from Bengaluru were severely injured when a van rammed into a group of devotees who were climbing the stairway leading to the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at nearby Tirumala today.
The mishap occurred at Mokallamitta on the hills when the Hyderabad-based vehicle, in which a group of pilgrims was returning after paying obeisance to the deity, hit the staircase, police said.
The driver was severely injured and have been admitted to a hospital, they said, adding he would be arrested after discharge.
The other persons in the vehicle suffered minor injuries, police said.
The injured pilgrims were initially admitted to a Government hospital and latter shifted to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam run hospital for better treatment, police said.
