Gals accompanied by heavy rain claimed the lives of a farmer and his wife in Mannanur village of Mahabubnagar district on Saturday afternoon, police said.
The farmer couple, Donka Krishna and Pushpa who had brought the harvested paddy from their fields were trying to dry the paddy on the Mahabubnagar – Kodad highway toll gate. With the heavy gales and rain lashing the area, the toll gate structure collapsed and both Krishna and Pushpa were crushed to death under the collapsed iron structure.