Apple-laden truck overturns near Sherpur Chowk flyover

A truck loaded with apples overturned near the Sherpur Chowk flyover here on Tuesday. Fortunately, no loss of life or injury to any commuters reported in the incident. However, the truck got damaged badly in the incident. Even a large number of crates scattered on the road, creating major traffic disruption on the highway.

Passers-by pulled out the driver and his helper trapped in the truck and informed the police. The traffic police reached the scene and restored traffic. The traffic police and the passers-by helped the truck driver by gathering the scattered crates on the highway.

The truck driver, Javed Alam, said when he was going to deliver apples from Srinagar to Madhya Pradesh in the morning, two persons were crossing the road near Sherpur Chowk. They came in front of the truck. While trying to save the young men, the truck hit the divider and overturned.

“We faced huge losses due to the incident. With the help of the people, we came out of the truck. Fortunately, nobody was injured. Apple boxes got scattered on the road. People also helped by collecting the scattered apples,” the truck driver said.

He said he had informed the truck owner about the incident. After his arrival, the vehicle would be sent to the workshop and goods would be shifted to another vehicle.