Hyderabad: A 21-year-old migrant Odia worker collapsed and died at Bhadrachalam on Tuesday after walking 300 km from here with three friends. He was trying to reach Odisha. The group had set out on foot from Hyderabad on Sunday and were on their way to Malkangiri district in Odisha, his friends told PTI.
When they reached Bhadrachalam, the man complained of chest pain, vomited and collapsed on the road. The distance from Hyderabad to Bhadrachalamby road is nearly 310 km.
His friends informed police, who rushed him to the area hospital at Bhadrachalam, where he was declared brought dead.
The doctors at the hospital said they suspected he might have died of sunstroke as his skin and mouth was dry. His friends told doctors that they had not eaten anything since Monday afternoon.
Officials later informed the man’s family members and arranged for a vehicle to take the body to Malkangiri.
