Concrete mixer lorry meets with an accident in Valparai; driver survives

Post the accident local public and truck drivers requested the Highways Department to build compound walls on the roads much stronger to prevent such accidents.


Coimbatore: Road side development projects are undertaken at the Pudhu Thottam area on the Pollachi Highway in Valparai, Coimbatore.



A concrete mixer lorry from Pollachi weighing about 15 ton met with an accident as the truck lost control near Pudhu Thottam area.



The concrete mixer went down the hill but fortunately got stuck in a tree in the valley. The driver who got stuck inside the truck was miraculously alive. This accident created panic in the area.

After the accident, local public and truck drivers requested the Highways Department to build compound walls on the roads much stronger to prevent such accidents in the upcoming days.

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