<p>A 44-year-old man heading towards Kandivli on his motorcycle lost his left leg when a piling crane collapsed on him. His leg from below his knee was cut off as a result of this. The accident took place on the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) at Vikhroli.</p>
<p>The man was heading home from Navi Mumbai riding his bike. As he approached the exit of the Pant Nagar bridge, a trailer carrying an oversized piling machine toppled onto his bike.</p>
<p>The crane was being operated by a 59-year-old. According to Vikhroli police, the crane operator admitted during interrogation that he was struggling to manage the load on his trailer before the accident. Despite being aware of the vehicle&rsquo;s heavy capacity, he continued speeding recklessly, officials said in our report.</p>
<p>He eventually lost control, causing the trailer to overturn and the heavy-duty machine to crash onto the victim whose leg became trapped.</p>
<p>The key words here are &lsquo;unable to control weight&rsquo;. This is a common and huge problem on our roads where overloading seems to be done without a care, flouting rules and putting not only driver but others on the road in grave danger.</p>
<p>We have had small vans piling on more passengers than they can take, swerving dangerously. They double up as school buses at times.</p>
<p>We see lorries, trucks which seem to have a weight limit, but sometimes even without weighing the vehicle seems to be piled to bursting limit. Our most obvious example of overloading is piling on four people on a two-wheeler, which we do witness at times on roads with the rider trying to maintain balance. A driver struggling to control their vehicle is a recipe for disaster on our roads.</p><p>
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