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Flash flood submerges lorry: 2 killed

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Two persons died near Happy Valley firing range on the night of July 8-9 last when a stranded lorry was swept away and submerged in a ferocious stream swollen by a flash flood.

According to Police, the lorry had developed some mechanical defects while a top a wooden bridge. The driver and handyman had gone to fetch mechanics leaving two labourers behind When they return there was no trace of lorry. A flash flood had swept away the lorry and the bridge. The victims who were inside the vehicle did not have any semblance of a chance to make attempts for survival.

The bodies have since been recovered and sent for post mortem.

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