15 killed as tractor-trolley falls into canal in Telangana

Hyderabad: Fourteen women and a child were killed while seven others injured when a tractor-trolley fell into a canal in the southern Indian state of Telangana on Sunday, police said.

The tractor driver apparently lost control while avoiding a two-wheeler coming from the opposite direction. The tractor-trolley fell into the Musi river canal near Laxmapuram village in Yadadri district around 10 am IST, they said.

Over 20 people were travelling on the trolley when the accident occurred.

"The deceased include 14 women and a child. At least seven others who were injured in the mishap have been rushed to a nearby hospital," Assistant Commissioner of Police S Ramesh, who is monitoring rescuing operation, said over phone.