Two women labourers lost their lives after the dumper section of a sugarcane harvesting machine allegedly struck them due to the driver’s negligence at Satti village in the taluk on Wednesday. Athani police have registered a case and taken up the investigation.
The deceased have been identified as Bouravva Laxman Kobadi (60) and Laxmibai Mallappa Rudragoudar (65), both residents of Satti.
The incident took place while the women were engaged in their routine work and reportedly failed to notice the harvester’s dumper moving in reverse. They suffered serious head injuries after being hit by the machine and died on the spot.
The women were working as labourers to support their families, police said.
