A truck driver and a cleaner died instantly after their truck crashed through the railing of old Sangam bridge and fell 25 metres into the Mutha river in the early hours of Saturday.
A 50-metre section of the railings of the bridge — running parallel to the Pune-Mumbai railway tracks — disintegrated under the impact. The police have closed the bridge to vehicular traffic. It will remain closed till July 23, until the railings are repaired.
“The truck was stuck in the debris on the riverbed. A high-capacity crane was called for removing it. About 8.30 am, the rescue teams managed to remove the bodies of the truck driver and the cleaner from the river.
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The bodies were sent to a hospital for post-mortem. After a few hours, the crane pulled out the truck from the river. The incident led to a traffic jam in the area for a few hours,” said police.
Meanwhile, police have closed the Old Sangam bridge for traffic for the next few days for carrying out repair work.
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