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A 20-year-old driver lost his life after his truck hit the wall of a bridge on the old Mumbai-Pune highway on Wednesday at around 7 am.
The accident took place at Adoshi village near Khopoli where the driver identified as Dattatray Kengre, lost his control of his vehicle and hit the wall.
A 25-year-old cleaner, who was sitting beside the driver, sustained minor injuries.
According to police, the truck was carrying a huge consignment of sugar from Pune to Vashi. "The driver's cabin was smashed. He was buried under the huge bags of sugar and died on the spot," a police officer from the Khopoli police station told <a title="20-year-old man loses control of truck on old Mumbai-Pune highway, dies" href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/20-year-old-man-loses-control-of-truck-on-old-mumbai-pune-highway-dies/story-nxPIfpHjAVDrCL2VdQ5OkO.html" target="_blank">Hindustan Times</a>.
"The cleaner had been sleeping in the cabin when the accident took place. He managed to get out before the bags fell on him. We think the truck&rsquo;s brakes failed, leading to the accident,&rdquo; the officer added.
The victim's body has been sent to a civic hospital, where a post-mortem will be conducted.

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