Three daily wage labourers hailing from Holagundla mandal of the district died and 12 others were injured when the van in which they were travelling towards Telangana in the early hours of June 25 (Sunday) was hit by a mini lorry at Kodumur.
According to the Kodumur sub-inspector of police, the mini lorry came in the opposite direction and veered to its right and hit the van, in which the 14 labourers and the van driver were travelling, at 12.30 a.m. While two persons, Muthu (35) and Mallayya (38) died on the spot, Veeresh (42) died at a Kurnool hospital while undergoing treatment.
The mini lorry driver was drunk and could not control his vehicle on the outskirts of Kodumur town near the H.P. Petrol Pump, said the SI. The lorry was returning from Srisailam to Mantralayam.
The police have registered a case and are investigating it.
