A truck driver and a helper were killed after their vehicle carrying iron rods and pipes hit into a divider on a bridge and crashed into a street light pole in Maharashtra's Thane city on Tuesday, civic officials said. Pics/RDMC
Updated On: 2025-07-22 11:29 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
The truck was on way from Navi Mumbai to Gujarat, the officials said
The incident was reported by traffic police to the local control room at 12.35 am, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said
"The driver appeared to have lost control of the truck while crossing the Patlipada bridge. The vehicle rammed into the central divider and crashed into a street light pole, causing the truck's cabin to crumple completely," he said
Traffic police personnel, a disaster management cell team and fire brigade rushed to the spot
The accident left iron rods and pipes, weighing nearly 8 tons, scattered across the road and oil from the damaged vehicle also spilled on the route, blocking traffic in both directions
