An ash tanker driver from Uttar Pradesh died after the vehicle reportedly went out of control and plunged into a roadside gorge on the Paloncha-Dammapet road at Pusugudem in Mulkalapalli mandal of Kothagudem district. Police have registered a case.
Updated On – 15 July 2026, 11:24 AM

Kothagudem: An ash tanker driver has died in a road accident on Paloncha-Dammapet road at Pusugudem in Mulkalapalli mandal district.
The deceased, Manoj Kumar of Uttar Pradesh died on the spot when the ash tanker he was driving lost control and fell into a roadside gorge. The tanker was going towards Suryapet. The local police booked a case and launched a probe into the incident.
