This story is from December 22, 2020

5 K’taka women killed in accident in Krishnagiri dist

5 K’taka women killed in accident in Krishnagiri dist
Krishnagiri: Five women from Karnataka died after a tractor in which they were travelling in overturned near Anchetty in Krishnagiri district around 3pm on Monday.
The deceased have been identified as M Mangalamma, 25, K Gowramma, 60, Putta Lingamma, 60, Osabamma, 80, and Mullamma, 80. All were from Koralalu Chandra village of Kanakapura taluk in Ramanagara district.
The accident took place when 25 women from Koralalu Chandra were heading in the truck to a Sivan temple at Thappakuli in Anchetty taluk.
The women had hired the tractor.
Around 3pm, when the tractor was nearing Manjukondapalli-Thappakuli village road, the main axle of the tractor broke.
“The driver, whose identity was not known yet, lost control of the vehicle and the tractor overturned on the roadside,” an officer from Anchetty police said.
He said five women died on the spot while others sustained injuries.
Passer-by rescued the injured and sent them to government hospitals in Anchetty and Hosur. Five injured women were shifted to a private hospital in Bengaluru for further treatment as their condition is said to be unstable.
The Anchetty police have registered a case and initiated an inquiry.
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