Two migrant workers were killed when a borewell drilling lorry overturned onto a house near Varakkad junction in West Eleri village in Kasaragod district of Keralam in the early hours of Saturday.

The deceased have been identified as Devendran, a native of Madhya Pradesh, and Manase, alias Manasir, from Chhattisgarh. The accident occurred between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m.

The Tamil Nadu-registered vehicle reportedly lost control while negotiating a steep downhill stretch of a subsidiary road leading to the main road at Varakkad. It then crashed into a nearby house and overturned on top of it.

The impact caused damage to the house, but the family members inside escaped unhurt. They were asleep when the lorry crashed into the building.

A nearby electric post was also damaged in the accident, disrupting power supply to the area. The vehicle owner and other workers accompanying the deceased have been informed of the incident.

The bodies of the two workers have been kept at the mortuary of the district government hospital in Kasaragod. Police reached the spot and initiated further procedures. Following the inquest and postmortem examination, the bodies will be handed over to their relatives.