Tractor driver dies after being hit by coal tipper in Kothagudem

A 42-year-old tractor driver-cum-owner, Padham Venkateshwarlu, died after a speeding coal tipper hit his tractor from behind at Gumpena village in Kothagudem district on Wednesday. Police visited the accident spot and collected details about the incident.

Kothagudem: A tractor driver-cum-owner died in an accident at Gumpena village of Annapureddypalle mandal in the district.

According to police, the incident occurred when the deceased, Padham Venkateshwarlu (42), a resident of Ramakka Banjar in Chandrugonda mandal, was travelling to his hometown from Yerragunta on his tractor on Wednesday.

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A speeding coal tipper hit the tractor from behind, and Venkateshwarlu died on the spot after suffering serious injuries in the accident. Upon receiving information, SI Vijaysimha Reddy visited the spot and collected details about the incident.