Man falls into crater, mowed down by truck in Kalyan

July 13, 2018 12:00 am | Updated 04:11 am IST - Mumbai

A 45-year-old man was crushed to death under a truck after he fell into a pothole on Haji Malang Road in Kalyan on Wednesday. This is the second accident this week on Haji Malang Road.

The deceased, identified as Anna, was walking towards a cowshed in Balgaon when he tripped and fell into the crater at Dwarli Naka. A truck coming from behind mowed him down. Hill Line police rushed to the spot and shifted the body to a hospital.

Senior Inspector G.H. Palange said the truck driver, identified as Nasim Mohammad Khan (45), has been arrested. The accused is a resident of Rabodi area in Thane.

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