A man was crushed to death by a truck yesterday evening in Goverdhan Vilas area at Balicha cross-road.

In the tragic incident, the victim sitting on the back seat of a bike suddenly fell over. Unfortunately a truck was coming right behind and the man was crushed under the tyres of the truck. The man’s leg got entangled in the rear tyres of the truck and was dragged for 20-25 feet. Incidentally, the victim’s friend who was driving the vehicle was not even aware of his friend falling off.

Goverdhan Vilas head constable Bharat Singh said that the victim has been identified as Southern Sunderwas resident Khoobilal (39). Bharat informed that Khoobilal was seriously injured in the accident and was rushed to MB hospital where he died during treatment.

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Khoobilal’s friend was scared after the accident and fled the scene. Khoobilal was identified on the basis of documents in his pocket and his body was later handed over to his body.