India, July 20 -- A 24-year-old truck driver died allegedly by electrocution on Friday night after he accidentally came in contact with a high-tension power line and got decapitated in Salarpur village, police said. The deceased, identified as Nasir from Dhakpadi village in Rajasthan's Alwar district, was unloading goods in Noida Sector 85 around 9.30pm.

Nasir climbed atop the truck to adjust a loose tarpaulin when his neck accidentally touched an 11kV overhead wire, resulting in his decapitation, police said.

Commuters informed the police. "A forensic team was called to the site to collect evidence. The area's power lines were also inspected," assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Praveen Kumar Singh said.

"A detailed investigation h...