Updated On: 22 July, 2025 11:29 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
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

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The truck was on way from Navi Mumbai to Gujarat, the officials said
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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

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"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
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Traffic police personnel, a disaster management cell team and fire brigade rushed to the spot

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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
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