India, Oct. 30 -- A truck driver was killed and the conductor was seriously injured on Thursday morning after a girder being lifted by two cranes collapsed at the under-construction Sagaur Railway bridge in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, police said.

Police have identified the deceased as Abhay Patidar, a mini-truck driver. His conductor, Kalyan Singh, was injured and is currently undergoing treatment.

"Two cranes were lifting a girder from both ends when one of the cranes, positioned on the Sagaur side, suddenly toppled. A Tata Magic and a pickup truck passing by were struck. One driver was rescued immediately, while two others were pulled out after a two-hour operation," Dhar superintendent of police (SP) Mayank Awasthi said.

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