Driver dozes at wheel, rams truck into toll plaza near Tamil Nadu's Palathura

Around 4:30 am on Tuesday, the driver, K Biju (48) of Kochi allegedly dozed off when he was near Palathurai and lost control of the truck.

Published: 15th June 2022 01:12 AM  |   Last Updated: 15th June 2022 01:12 AM   |  A+A A-

The damaged truck at Palathura

The damaged truck at Palathura. (Photo| EPS)

By Express News Service

COIMBATORE: One person was injured when a driver allegedly fell asleep at the wheel and crashed his concrete mixer truck into a toll plaza near Palathurai in the wee hours of Tuesday. The injured person was identified as Premkumar (36), a staff in the toll plaza.

According to police, the truck was on its way to Kochi from Andhra Pradesh. Around 4:30 am on Tuesday, the driver, K Biju (48) of Kochi allegedly dozed off when he was near Palathurai and lost control of the truck. The truck crashed into the rear end of a goods vehicle that was standing in a queue and then rammed into the toll plaza at a high speed.

In the accident, the toll plaza staff, Premkumar (36) of Madukkarai sustained severe head injuries. He was rushed to the nearby hospital by locals. A case has been registered against the truck driver. "The truck driver could have fallen asleep as he was driving throughout the night. The investigation is underway,"  police said. 

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