A 42-year-old wagon tippler worker died in an accident at the KTPS Stage-VII coal plant in Paloncha, Kothagudem district, after getting trapped between wagons while on duty. He was taken to KTPS Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Updated On – 15 November 2026, 10:15 PM
Kothagudem: An artisan working as a wagon tippler at the KTPS (Kothagudem Thermal Power Station) seventh stage plant in Paloncha in the district died in an accident on Sunday.
The deceased, P Venkateshwarlu (42) of Venkateshwara Hills Colony at Paloncha died after becoming trapped between wagons while on duty at the coal plant. He was rushed to KTPS Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
KTPS-Stages V & VI Chief Engineer M Prabhakar Rao visited the hospital and paid homage to the deceased worker.
