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11 die when truck hits power line at Hindu festival in India

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Published 9:11 PM

By ASHOK SHARMA
Associated Press

NEW DELHI (AP) — Police say 11 people were electrocuted when their truck, decorated as a temple chariot, touched an overhead power line during a Hindu festival procession in southern India. News reports say the electrical spark also set fire to the truck, which was crowded with devotees. A police officer says the 11 people died and three others suffered burns and were hospitalized in Thanjavur, a city in Tamil Nadu state. Thanjavur is an important center of South Indian religion, art, and architecture and is known for its old temples. 

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