India, July 25 -- A 43-year-old traffic police constable lost his life after being run over by a crane in Mahape on Thursday afternoon. The driver of the crane claimed that he did not see the constable standing on the side of the road while taking a right turn, resulting in the vehicle running over him, said a police officer.

According to the police, the incident occurred at 12:30 pm on Thursday when the constable, Ganesh Atmaram Patil, was on duty at a traffic junction in Mahape, and the crane, allegedly being driven recklessly, ran over him. Patil was rushed to the Vashi civic hospital, where he was declared dead.

The driver of the crane, Rajesh Goud, 39, claimed that he did not see Patil standing on the side of the road while taking ...