One killed and 13 injured when mountain bees stung a group of people offering prayers at Ambarampalayam river near Pollachi

Coimbatore: Ramesh Kumar is from Kurumbapalayam near Pollachi. He runs a meat shop.


Coimbatore: Ramesh Kumar is from Kurumbapalayam near Pollachi. He runs a meat shop.

On the 16th day after the death of his grandmother, his family and relatives went to the Aliyar river basin near Ambarampalayam near Pollachi to pay their respects. Then, unexpectedly, a swarm of mountain bees came and attacked them. Ramesh fainted due to bee stings and died on the spot.



Later, Pollachi Fire Department officials, with the help of the public, rescued the injured and took them to the government hospital.



Thirteen people, including women and children, are being treated there. The taluk police rushed to the spot and recovered the body and sent it to the Pollachi Government Hospital for autopsy.

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