Two die as van carrying 24 labourers falls on its side in Andhra Pradesh
The Hindu
The incident looked like a case of the driver dozing off at the steering wheel, police said
Two agricultural labourers died and eight others were grievously injured when a goods van carrying 24 farming labourers from Akkannapalli in Tadipatri Mandal to a cotton field, fell on its side when the driver lost control over it at Chukkaluru early in the morning.
Tadipatri rural circle inspector of police V. Chinna Peddaiah said that the incident looked like a case of the driver dozing off at the steering wheel. The deceased have been identified as Kasindi, 35, the woman who died on the spot, and Lakshmi Devi, 32, who died while being treated at the Government General Hospital in Anantapur.
A third woman Alivelu, 40, too suffered serious injuries and was being shifted from Anantapur GGH to Kurnool Government General Hospital for better treatment.
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