Two youths were crushed to death when a paddy-cutting machine fell on them in the Raibania area in Baleswar district on Sunday morning.
The deceased were identified as Gopal Tudu (21) and Hamir Hansda (22), residents of Khuard village under the Raibania police limits.
According to reports, the duo had brought a paddy-cutting machine to use it at their farmland. After finishing paddy cutting, while they were loading the equipment on a tractor, it suddenly fell on them. The youths sustained critical injuries in the incident. Locals rushed them to the District Headquarters Hospital, where the duo succumbed to their injuries.