Six labourers died and 16 others were injured in an accident in Bogur village near Khanapur in Belagavi district on Saturday. A tractor carrying the labourers fell into a 30-feet ditch by the side of a bridge.
The police have identified the deceased as Savitri Hunasikatti, Tangevva Hunasikatti, Ashok Fakirappa, Shantavva Junjri, Shantamma Alagundi, and Nagavva Mutnal. They were were going from Bogur to Itagi for the sugarcane harvest, the police said.
When the tractor reached the Tattihalla bridge, the driver lost control of the vehicle and it fell into the ditch, the police added.
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Four died on the spot, while two died in the hospital, the police said. The injured have been shifted to the Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences.
A case has been registered in the Nandgad police station.