Overview
- Vellore North police registered cases against 27 people, including Viruthampattu headman K. Sridhar, following the Mayana Kollai chariot collapse.
- The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. as the Kazhinjur chariot was pulled from the Palar riverbed to the road, trapping about ten people and injuring seven.
- The injured were rescued by locals and police and are under treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital in Adukkamparai.
- District Collector V. R. Subbulaxmi and SP N. U. Sivaraman inspected the site, met the injured, and an inquiry into the mishap was ordered.
- Officials note temple chariots are limited to 12 feet by regulation, yet some festival chariots reach about 60 feet, with a similar collapse reported in 2023.