
Three killed as SCCL dumper rams SUV
The Hindu
Three persons including two workers of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) and a contract driver were killed when a high-capacity dumper rammed into a Bolero vehicle on the premises of the
Three persons including two workers of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) and a contract driver were killed when a high-capacity dumper rammed into a Bolero vehicle on the premises of the Opencast Project-II in Manuguru town on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Azmeera Basiya, 48, electrician, Parsa Sagar, 35, general mazdoor, and Velpula Venkanna, 43, hired driver. The trio met with a tragic end while travelling in the hired Bolero vehicle to the worksite in the afternoon. Sources said that the dumper operator crashed the heavy machine into Bolero vehicle while operating it in reverse direction on rain-soaked slushy premises of the opencast project.
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