Eight persons died and equal number injured in two different accidents in the State on Wednesday.
In the first accident, six wage earners died when the tractor in which they were traveling slipped into Nagarjuna Sagar canal near Mupparam under Nidamaluru mandal of Nalgonda district. Eight others were injured in the accident.
The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital. Police suspect that overspeeding by the driver might be the reason for the accident.
In the second accident, two persons were killed on the spot when two lorries collided head-on in Chittoor district. Police said the accident had occurred near Gurramkonda village in Chittoor district. Drivers of both the vehicles died on the spot.
–Agencies