Two women labourers died and four others sustained injuries, one of them seriously, after the autorickshaw carrying them overturned at Poshettipalli village in Vemulawada mandal of Rajanna Sircilla district on Tuesday.
The autorickshaw driver lost control of the vehicle while trying to avoid hitting a monkey that darted across the road near Poshettipalli late on Tuesday afternoon, sources said.
In the impact, the autorickshaw turned upside down, killing two passengers. The deceased were J. Mallavva (58) and K. Balavva (55). Both the victims hailed from Poshettipalli. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital.
