Rayachoti (AP), July 14 -- In a ghastly road accident, 9 agriculture workers were killed and 12 were injured when a mango-laden lorry overturned at Reddipalli village of Pullampet mandal in Annamayya district last night.
Police said that as many as 21 agriculture workers harvested mango at an orchard at Isukapalli village of Rajampet mandal. They loaded the mangoes on the lorry. The lorry was transporting the mango produce to the mango market yard at Railway Kodur. The workers were travelling on the top of the mango-laden lorry. The accident took place past midnight.
The lorry overturned on the bund of an irrigation tank killing nine agriculture labourers and injuring 12 others. The deceased were identified as Chittemma (25), Subba Ratnam...