Kondurg: One farm labourer died and five others were seriously injured on Tuesday when a tractor carrying them overturned along with its trailer. The accident happened on the Kondurg–Parigi road, opposite Muthoot Finance. Police have registered a case and are investigating.
Kondurg Sub-Inspector (SI) SS Varaprasad said the labourers belong to Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh. They had come to Kondurg mandal five days earlier to pick cotton in fields owned by Pothireddy at Lourdunagar. On Tuesday morning, the tractor was taking them to Lourdunagar when it lost control and overturned with the trailer.
Six labourers travelling in the trailer suffered serious injuries. People rushed them to the Shadnagar government hospital. Chakali Kishtanna, 38, from Potlapadu village in Devanakonda mandal of Kurnool district, was in critical condition. Doctors shifted him to Osmania Hospital for better treatment, and he died there while undergoing treatment.
Eyewitnesses blame speeding and negligence
Eyewitnesses said a man named Boya Rakesh was driving the tractor at high speed and carelessly. They said this caused him to lose control of the vehicle. SI SS Varaprasad said police registered a case on the victims’ complaint and are investigating the accident.