India, July 1 -- A 28-year-old man died after being crushed by a truck in Bhiwandi on Sunday evening. The incident occurred when a stationary truck unexpectedly moved down an inclined road while the driver was inflating one of the rear tyres. A case has been registered against the absconding truck driver for allegedly failing to take necessary precautions while inflating the tyre.

The deceased, Mukesh Suresh Khandhar, was a site supervisor at a warehouse in Bhiwandi. He, along with his cousin Anil Mawji Khandhar, who works as a labour contractor at the warehouse and two other workers, was standing outside the warehouse gate after work hours. The police said that the four men were about to leave in Anil Mawji's car when the truck, coming ...