Crime
Dumper driver dies of electrocution while unloading
Friday, 25 November 2022 | PNS | HARIDWAR
A dumper driver was fatally electrocuted and the cleaner sustained burns after the vehicle came in contact with a high tension line near Madhopur village of Gangnahar police station area at 2 AM on Friday. The fire brigade reached the spot to extinguish the fire which had engulfed the dumper.
The mishap occurred when the dumper was transporting soil on the route to Iqbalpur. When the driver raised the hydraulics and tried to dump the soil, the vehicle came in contact with the high tension line above which set the truck on fire.