Three Sabarimala pilgrims died and ten others were injured on Thursday when a van collided with a truck near Kudlagi in Bellary district of Karnataka, police said.

The pilgrims were returning home after visiting Sabarimala hill shrine in Kerala when the accident happened.

The victims, travelling in the van, were residents of Bhagavati village in neighbouring Bagalkot district.

The injured have been admitted to a hospital, police said.