<p>Six persons were killed on the spot and 18 others sustained severe injuries after the driver of a tractor-trailer carrying agricultural labourers from Bogur village in Khanapur taluk to Itagi lost control over the vehicle near Tattihall bridge and it landed in a canal about 35 to 40 foot under the bridge, on Saturday.</p>.<p>Police said the agricultural labourers were on their way to harvest sugarcane when the incident occurred. When the tractor-trailer was crossing the bridge, driver Shivappa Nilajgi, a resident of Bogur, lost the control of the vehicle and rammed it with the steel railings of the bridge. The tractor-trailer then fell into the canal under the bridge.</p>.<p>The deceased have been identified as Tangevva Hunshikatti (35), Shekappa Kedari (45), Shanthavva Alagodi (65), Gulabi Hunashikatti (45), Nagavva Matoli (58) and Shantavva Junjari (48), all residents of Bogur.</p>.<p>Among the 18 injured, 13 are women and five men. They have been admitted to district hospital for treatment.</p>.<p>Nandgad police have registered a case. </p>
<p>Six persons were killed on the spot and 18 others sustained severe injuries after the driver of a tractor-trailer carrying agricultural labourers from Bogur village in Khanapur taluk to Itagi lost control over the vehicle near Tattihall bridge and it landed in a canal about 35 to 40 foot under the bridge, on Saturday.</p>.<p>Police said the agricultural labourers were on their way to harvest sugarcane when the incident occurred. When the tractor-trailer was crossing the bridge, driver Shivappa Nilajgi, a resident of Bogur, lost the control of the vehicle and rammed it with the steel railings of the bridge. The tractor-trailer then fell into the canal under the bridge.</p>.<p>The deceased have been identified as Tangevva Hunshikatti (35), Shekappa Kedari (45), Shanthavva Alagodi (65), Gulabi Hunashikatti (45), Nagavva Matoli (58) and Shantavva Junjari (48), all residents of Bogur.</p>.<p>Among the 18 injured, 13 are women and five men. They have been admitted to district hospital for treatment.</p>.<p>Nandgad police have registered a case. </p>
