Thanjavur: As many as 11 persons were electrocuted during a temple chariot procession in the Thanjavur district on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred early hours today at when the Appar temple chariot procession was underway in Kalimedu.

         According to the police sources when the chariot procession came into contact with a high tension transmission line, three persons who had suffered injuries have been admitted to the Thanjavur Medical College. The deceased included children.

The temple car was negotiating a turn and faced some obstacle before being reversed when it came into contact with the overhead line, eyewitnesses said. The people standing on the chariot were thrown in the impact. TV visuals showed the chariot completely damaged in the impact.