Vijayawada: Seven labourers lost their lives and two others were injured when a mini lorry overturned into an irrigation canal near Chilakavaripakalu village on the Aripatidibbalu-Chinnaigudem road in Devarapalli mandal, East Godavari district, during the early hours of Wednesday.
According to police reports, the lorry, which was transporting cashew nuts from Borrampalem village in T. Narasapuram mandal (Eluru district) to Thadimalla village in Nidadavole mandal (East Godavari district), veered off the road when the driver lost control. Seven labourers were trapped under the cashew nut bags and died at the scene, while two others sustained injuries.
The driver fled the scene after the accident. A case has been registered, and an investigation is underway.
