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Borewell rig overturns onto house, killing two workers
A Tamil Nadu-registered drilling lorry lost control on a steep road in Kerala and crashed into a house, killing two migrant workers from central India.
In brief
A Tamil Nadu-registered drilling lorry lost control on a steep road in Kerala and crashed into a house, killing two migrant workers from central India. Two migrant workers died when a borewell drilling lorry overturned onto a house in Kasaragod district, Kerala, early Saturday morning after losing control on a…
Lorry crashes into house in Kerala
A borewell drilling lorry overturned onto a house near Varakkad junction in West Eleri village, Kasaragod district, Kerala, in the early hours of Saturday.
Two workers identified
The deceased have been identified as Devendran, a native of Madhya Pradesh, and Manase, alias Manasir, from Chhattisgarh. The accident occurred between one a.m. and two a.m.
Vehicle lost control on steep road
The Tamil Nadu-registered vehicle reportedly lost control while negotiating a steep downhill stretch of a subsidiary road leading to the main road at Varakkad, then crashed into the house.
Family inside escaped unhurt
The impact damaged the house, but the family members inside escaped unhurt. They were asleep when the lorry crashed into the building. A nearby electric post was also damaged.
Bodies held at district hospital
The bodies of the two workers have been kept at the mortuary of the district government hospital in Kasaragod. Following inquest and postmortem examination, the bodies will be handed over to their relatives.
The takeaway
Two migrant workers died when a borewell drilling lorry overturned onto a house in Kasaragod district, Kerala, early Saturday morning after losing control on a downhill stretch.
