Mangalore :   A JCB crane which met with a brake failure while at work at Karnad near Mulki on July 3, Wednesday, claimed the lives of two people.

The deceased are Nagappa Gowda from Hassan and Somalingappa from Gadag. Both were employees of Ramky Group. They were standing near a house in the area after parking their bike as it was raining heavily.

However little were they aware that the JCB at work nearby would turn into a messenger of death for them. The JCB which suffered a brake failure turned reverse and knocked them down.

Even the bike of the two and a nearby house was damaged. Mulki police have registered a case.