Three labourers were killed and two others injured after a gravel-laden truck overturned onto a temporary tin shelter near an under-construction bridge in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district.
The accident occurred around 3 am in the Nagal police station area, where bridge construction work is currently underway.
Five labourers were working at the site and had put up a temporary shelter for the night. The truck carrying gravel was heading towards Kheda Mughal village when the driver allegedly lost control, overturning the vehicle onto the shelter.
Rescue efforts were initiated by nearby workers, and the police were informed. After nearly two hours of efforts, all five workers were pulled out from beneath the overturned truck and taken to a nearby hospital.
Doctors declared Asgar, Istkar, and Shaukeen dead on arrival, while Gulfam and Karmveer are undergoing treatment. The three bodies were sent for postmortem, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the cause of the accident.
