Truck rams into divider, none hurt
A loaded truck met with an accident on the elevated road near Jagraon bridge on Tuesday early morning. The truck driver and his associate escaped unhurt, however, the truck was badly damaged in the mishap as it rammed into the divider.
Mohd Alam, a truck driver, said they were heading to Jalandhar from Ludhiana to deliver goods. The driver of the car in front of the truck suddenly applied brakes. In order to avoid the mishap, the truck driver had to apply emergency brakes thus losing control over the truck and rammed the vehicle into the divider. Heavy sheets loaded in the truck fell on the road.
After the mishap, heavy traffic jam was witnessed on the elevated road.
Later in the morning, traffic police were able to clear the traffic. The truck was taken to some other place with the help of crane.