New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Terrifying visuals showing a 60-foot temple chariot overturning around midnight yesterday during the annual Mayana Kollai festival on the banks of the Palar River in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district have gone viral.

The incident left seven people seriously injured.

The accident occurred as the chariot from Kazhinjur near Katpadi was being pulled from the riverbed onto the road after the ritual procession. The injured were subsequently admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital in Adukkamparai for treatment, according to ANI.

The chariot is believed to have lost its balance and tipped to one side, trapping nearly 10 people underneath. Police personnel and bystanders quickly stepped in to rescue those caught b...