Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Two Migrant Workers Killed as Borewell Rig Overturns onto House
A tractor carrying a borewell drilling machine overturned onto a house in Varakkad.
It happened around 2 a.m.
on Saturday.
Police said the driver reportedly lost control while going down a steep road.
Two workers, Devender and Manasar, were trapped under the vehicle and later died at a hospital.
People nearby helped take them there.
A family was asleep inside the house, but they were not hurt.
The house was partly damaged.
Police said a lorry and a jeep had also overturned at the same spot before.
Two migrant workers, Devender and Manasar, died after a tractor-mounted borewell rig overturned onto a house in Varakkad, West Eleri.
Police said the accident happened around 2 a.m. Saturday as the driver negotiated a steep descent and reportedly lost control.
The workers were trapped beneath the vehicle, taken to hospital by local residents and declared dead.
A family sleeping in the house’s hall escaped injury; the building was partially damaged.
Police said other vehicles, including a lorry and a jeep, had overturned at the same stretch previously.
- Who
- Migrant workers Devender, from Madhya Pradesh, and Manasar, from Chhattisgarh, were killed; a family in the house escaped injury.
- What
- A tractor-mounted borewell drilling rig overturned onto a house, killing two workers and partially damaging the building.
- When
- Around 2 a.m. Saturday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- Varakkad in West Eleri, Kasaragod, Keralam.
- Why
- Police said the driver reportedly lost control while negotiating a steep descent.
Accident circumstances
Road-safety concerns
What caused this crash
Accident circumstances
Police said the driver reportedly lost control while negotiating a steep descent.
Road-safety concerns
The article does not provide another account disputing that explanation.
History of the location
Accident circumstances
Police described the event as an accident and said a lorry and jeep had overturned at the same spot previously.
Road-safety concerns
The reported previous crashes raise concern about repeated accidents at the stretch, but the article gives no further explanation or proposed remedy.
- Deaths
- Two migrant workers: Devender and Manasar
- Time
- Around 2 a.m. Saturday
- Location
- Varakkad, West Eleri, Kasaragod, Keralam
- Vehicle
- Tractor-mounted borewell drilling rig
- Reported cause
- Driver reportedly lost control while negotiating a steep descent
- Household impact
- The family inside escaped injury; the house was partially damaged
- Previous accidents
- Police said a lorry and a jeep had overturned at the same stretch