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5 die, 30 hurt as 2 tractors overturn
Five persons, including two children, died and 30 injured when tractors overturned in two separate incidents in the district on Thursday. In the first incident, three persons died and another 15 sustained injuries when the tractor they were travelling in overturned at Gudipadu village of Duvvurumandal on Kadapa-Kurnool National Highway on Thursday morning.
Kadapa: Five persons, including two children, died and 30 injured when tractors overturned in two separate incidents in the district on Thursday. In the first incident, three persons died and another 15 sustained injuries when the tractor they were travelling in overturned at Gudipadu village of Duvvurumandal on Kadapa-Kurnool National Highway on Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as KSidhamma, 43, EDastagiramma, 55, ABrahmaiah, 46, of ChinnaSinganapalle village of Duvvurumandal.
According to police, about 20 agriculture labourers of Chinnasinganapalle village were going to Kallivenipalle village in Prodduturumandalon the tractor for harvesting groundnut crop. When the tractor reached Gudipadu village, driver reportedly lost control over the steering and the vehicle overturned. Three people who were sitting in the trolley were crushed to death under it.
Locals shifted the injured persons to Pradduturu government hospital. Their condition is said to be stable. A case has been registered by Duvvuru police. In a similar incident, two persons died and 15 suffered injuries when a tractor carrying 15 people to River Penna for immersion of Gobbemmaluoverturned at Moogavaripalle village of Penagalurumandalwhen the driver tried to overtake a lorry. The deceased were identified as JPadama, 16 and , VBharath Kumar, 10.
