A 45-year-old oil tanker driver died on Monday afternoon after reportedly losing control of his vehicle, crashing into the railings of the Varsova bridge and plunging into Bhayandar creek. The tragic accident occurred around 11.45 am on the Mumbai-bound lane of the old bridge over the creek.

“It was an oil tanker which was coming from Gujarat and heading towards Thane when the driver Munna Dharamdev Chavan lost control over the vehicle, which veered off the bridge and plunged into the creek after crashing through the railings. We have managed to fish out the body of the driver, who is a resident of Goregaon. He was alone in the tanker,” said a senior officer attached to Kashigaon police station, where the accidental death report (ADR) has been registered and further investigations are underway.

Search operation underway to find the debris of the truck