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Worker Killed as Container Falls Off Truck Onto Makeshift Room on NH-48 in Gujarat

Police opened an inquiry using CCTV to determine how the truck lost control in Pardi.

Overview

  • The container toppled off a truck near a construction site beside National Highway-48 in Valsad’s Pardi on Friday.
  • It crushed a makeshift room used by labourers for meals, killing one worker as others ran to safety.
  • Multiple CCTV clips show the truck veering off the road and a nearby office narrowly avoiding impact.
  • An official account says the driver lost control while turning onto a dirt road, though another report cites a car overtaking, with police reviewing evidence.
  • Responders used a crane to lift the container and clear the scene, and traffic on the MumbaiAhmedabad route was temporarily snarled.