Two devotees were killed and 3 others were injured erstwhile the autorickshaw successful which they were travelling successful collided head-on with a van astatine Jalumuru junction successful Srikakulam territory connected Wednesday evening.
The autorickshaw, carrying 10 passengers was travelling towards the Srimukhalingeswara Swamy temple successful Srimukhalingam village, Narsannapeta mandal erstwhile the mishap took place. The radical of devotees had earlier visited the Mallikarjuna Swamy temple successful Tekkali mandal arsenic portion of their Karthika period pilgrimage.
The deceased were identified arsenic G. Atchiyamma and G. Padma of Laveru mandal, Srikakulam.
According to Jalumuru Sub-Inspector B. Ashok, " The inured were shifted to the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) successful Srikakulam municipality for treatment.”
This is the 2nd temple related incidental successful Srikakulam territory aft the caller stampede astatine the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple successful Palasa-Kasibugga wherever 9 devotees including a 13-year-old lad mislaid their lives and implicit 25 were injured.

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