Six others sustained injuries and shifted to Thoothukudi Medical College Hospital
Five workers, who were going in a cargo autorickshaw, were killed when the vehicle overturned in a channel crossing the road near Maniyaachi on Tuesday.
The victims were identified as G. Malai Azhagu, 48, M. Petchiammal, 54, V. Gomathi, 65, S. Eswari, 27, and S. Petchiammal, 33, all from Manappadaiveedu near Seevalaperi in Tirunelveli district.
Six others – S. Petchiammal, 65, S. Chellathaai, 60, S. Mariammal, 50, M. Lingammal, 30, M. Petchiammal, 30, and M. Viji, 36, all from Manappadaiveedu, – sustained injuries and were rushed to the Thoothukudi Medical College Hospital for treatment after the first-aid at Ottapidaaram Government Hospital. The condition of Ms. Viji is said to be critical.
Police said the mini cargo vehicle, after taking 35 farmhands at Manappadaiveedu, about 15 km from Palayamkottai, was going to their workplace at Maniyaachi and Puthiyamputhur, where the unprecedented rain…