Rayagada: In a tragic incident, at least two labourers were killed and two sustained critical injuries after a truck hits an overturned tractor near Kaliapada ghat under Tikri police limits in Rayagada district today morning.
Sources said, a tractor carrying labourers was enroute to Srikakulam of Andhra Pradesh from Rayagada when the incident took place.
The ill-fated tractor overturned, following which two labourers were trapped under it. Meanwhile, the other two labourers who were rescuing them were killed on the spot when a speeding truck hit them.
The locals with the help of the police rescued the two critically injured and rushed them immediately to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Later, the police seized the truck and the tractor and have started an inquiry into the incident.