VELLORE: Two men died when a
minitruck
transporting timber rolled 100 feet down a hill at Pathrapalli in
Vellore
district of
Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Wednesday. The minitruck was carrying timber from
Venkatagirikota
in Andhra Pradesh to Gudiyattam.
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The deceased have been identified as drivers R Shivakumar, 41, of Buddhar Nagar in Gudiyattam and T Paranthaman, 40, of Kamatchiammanpettai near Gudiyattam .
Shivakumar was driving the minitruck when the accident happened. Shivakumar lost control of the truck while the vehicle was negotiating a narrow curve. The truck rolled down the hill after hitting a roadside barricade.
Shivakumar and Paranthaman died on spot.
The Pernambut police retrieved the bodies with the help of forest and fire and rescue services personnel and sent them to the Pernambut Government Hospital for postmortem.