Narasaraopet (Andhra), May 13 (UNI) Four agriculture workers were killed and three others were injured when a mini-transport vehicle in which they were travelling collided with a lorry at Sivapuram village of Vinukonda mandal in Palnadu district on Tuesday.

Police said that seven workers were going to an agriculture field to harvest the papaya crop. The mini-transport vehicle collided with a lorry killing Pagadala Subbamma, Ramana Reddy, Bottu Ankamma and Bottu Ramanji. The mini-transport vehicle driver Kadiri Nageswara Rao, Pagadala Shivamma and Kanneboina Nagalakshmi were injured and they were admitted to the Vinukonda government hospital.

The condition of driver Nageswara Rao is said to be very critical. The police removed the ill-fated vehicles from the road and cleared the traffic. All the deceased and the injured belonged to Prakasam district.

Governor S Abdul Nazeer expressed anguish and profound grief over the deaths. The Governor instructed the district administration to provide adequate medical care to the injured and offered his condolences to the bereaved families.
IT Minister Nara Lokesh also expressed shock and grief over the death of four agriculture workers in the accident.
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