Bagalkot: Four killed, including two-year-old child, as tractor trolley overturns in Jamkhandi
Bagalkot: Four people, including a two-year-old child, were killed after a tractor trolley carrying sugarcane harvesting workers overturned near Katti Keri in Jamkhandi early Saturday morning.
The accident occurred around 2:00 am when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, which went off the road and fell into a roadside ditch, causing the trolley to overturn.
The deceased were identified as Manish Pandey (23), Halaki Pandey (2), Lakshmi Chiramadi (27), and Rekha Bhuke. All were residents of Gupawadi in Bhosa taluk of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.
More than 10 others sustained injuries and were admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Jamkhandi police rushed to the spot after receiving information and conducted a preliminary investigation. A case has been registered, and further inquiry is under way.
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
