Two people die in an accident in Hassan

Two people died and eight others were injured when a borewell truck fell off the road at Maranahalli in Hassan taluk on Saturday.

Police have identified the deceased as Rajpal (37) and Sandeep (19). Both are laborers from Madhya Pradesh. Eight other people who sustained injuries in the incident are being treated at Hassan hospitals.

Vijay Kumar, who works as a local agent for a borewell truck owned by Periyaswamy in Tamil Nadu, lodged a complaint with the Hassan rural police. He said he had instructed Jagadish, the driver, to take the truck to drill the borehole at Maranahalli. When he reached the location, he lost control of the vehicle while crossing a narrow lane. The truck fell off the road. Two of the injured died.

The driver’s negligence is said to have been the cause of the accident.