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Three inter-State migrant workers were killed and 2 others injured successful a roadworthy mishap adjacent Thennilai successful Karur territory connected Saturday (November 1, 2025) morning.
According to the police, the victims were employed astatine a backstage bluish metallic quarry adjacent Kodandur successful K. Paramathi, wherever implicit 20 workers from different States are engaged successful stone-crushing and M-sand operations.
Around 5 a.m., a tipper lorry loaded with M-sand for a operation tract was proceeding connected the Karur-Coimbatore nexus roadworthy erstwhile it overturned adjacent Muthaligoundampalayam aft the operator reportedly mislaid power of the conveyance astatine precocious speed.
Three workers — Sikandar Ketha, 21, Vidhyanath Prabhakaran, 47, and Ajay Bangra, 30 — who were travelling connected the apical of the lorry, were buried nether the M-sand load and died connected the spot.
Another worker, Aljeem Parva, 30, sustained a fracture to his arm, portion the driver, Chandrakumar, 39, suffered aggregate injuries. Both were rescued and taken by ambulance to the Karur Government Medical College Hospital.
On information, unit from the Fire and Rescue Services and the Thennilai constabulary rushed to the spot, retrieved the bodies, and sent them to the authorities infirmary for post-mortem.
The Thennilai police, nether the supervision of K. Paramathi Circle Inspector Thangaraj, person registered a lawsuit and initiated an investigation.
Preliminary inquiries suggested that the lorry was carrying M-sand beyond the permitted load bounds and that workers were being transported successful the conveyance successful usurpation of information regulations.
