Four Aiyappa devotees killed, 6 seriously injured

Chennai, Dec 30 (UNI) Four Aiyappa devotees were killed on the spot and six others seriously injured when a car in which they were travelling collided with a State Transport Corporation bus near Aviyur village in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu today.

Police said, the devotees hailing from Mambadipattu village in Villupuram district were on their way to Sabarimala, when the mishap occured. The driver of the car, who attempted to overtake a lorry, lost control of the vehicle.

The deceased were identified as Babu (25), Kali (35), Jayaraman (32) and Allimuthu (34).

The injured were admitted to Government Rajaji Hospital Madurai, police added.

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