Telangana: Five from Karnataka die, six injured as car hits a tree
Hyderabad: Five persons from Karnataka died and six others were injured when a car they were travelling in hit a tree in Wanaparthy district of Telangana on Monday, police said.
The accident occurred under Kothakota police station limits on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru national highway at around 2.30 am, they said.
Three children and two elderly persons died in the accident while six other occupants of the car were injured in the accident. They are undergoing treatment at different hospitals, police said.
As per preliminary investigations, the person driving the vehicle had apparently fallen asleep and lost control over the wheel causing the vehicle to hit a roadside tree, a senior police official told PTI.
The person driving the car is among the injured undergoing treatment, the official said, adding that the victims belonged to Ballari district in Karnataka.
Further investigations are on.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
