The New Indian Express ·
22 devotees injured after van overturns near Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: As many as 22 devotees from Tirunelveli district were injured after a tourist van overturned at a hairpin bend near Periyanaickenpalayam, on the outskirts of Coimbatore, on Sunday evening.
The injured devotees were admitted to a private hospital for treatment.
According to police sources, a group of 22 devotees, all men from Tirunelveli district, had travelled in the tourist van to Palamalai Ranganathar Temple, located on a hilltop near Periyanaickenpalayam, to take part in voluntary temple cleaning service.
