KOLENCHERY: Two persons were killed and three others were injured after a tractor lost control and rammed into a group of migrant workers during the tarring of the Nellad - Veettur Colony road in Mazhuvannoor panchayat. The deceased have been identified as Bechu (28) and Amirul (32), both natives of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The injured are Dharampur natives Piyarul (35), Tuttul Mandal (23), and Katakopra native Asad (20).

The accident occurred yesterday around 11 AM while the tractor was transporting tar to a nearby site after completing the roadwork. As it descended a steep slope near KINFRA, the tractor, which was towing a tar-filled tanker, lost control and crashed into the workers on the roadside. The victims who died were trapped between the tractor and an electric post.

The bodies have been kept in the Moovattupuzha Taluk Hospital mortuary, while the injured have been shifted to Kottayam Medical College for further treatment.