After walking 300 km from Hyderabad with three friends to try to reach Odisha in view of the lockdown, a 21-year-old migrant worker collapsed and died, apparently of sunstroke at Bhadrachalam on Tuesday.
The group had set out on foot from Hyderabad on Sunday and were on their way to Malkangiri district, reports said. When they reached Bhadrachalam, the man complained of chest pain, vomited and collapsed on the road.
His friends informed police, who took him to a local hospital, 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 were dry.
Officials later informed the man’s family members and arranged for a vehicle to take the body to Malkangiri. The distance from Hyderabad to Bhadrachalam by road is 310 km.