Five charred to death as lorries collide

By Our Staff Correspondent

TUMKUR, MARCH 18. Five persons were reportedly charred to death when two lorries caught fire following a collision between them at Rangapura on the outskirts of Tumkur city on Sunday morning.

The cabin and engine of both the vehicles were gutted. The only survivor in the incident, Mr. Jagadhish, said that Ramappa, the driver of the lorry in which he was a cleaner, and two farmers, who were transporting cucumber in it, were among those killed. The other victims are believed to be the driver and the cleaner of the lorry, which was carrying coconut.

The Tumkur Rural Police, who took up relief operations, were yet to establish the identity of the two.

Smoke covered the accident spot till afternoon. Most of the produce in both the lorries remained unaffected.

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