A truck driver died on the spot after the dumper he was operating came in contact with a high tension overhead wire in Mana area on Tuesday afternoon, police said.
According to the Mana Police, the incident happened when the ill-fated truck driver was dumping stone chips in Dharampura area under Mana Police Station area.
The driver had raised the trolley of dumper (CG-14 A-2915) for unloading the stone chip. The trolley came in contact with the high tension overhead wire resulting in high voltage flow of current in the truck, police said.
The driver was charred due to high flow of electricity. The deceased was identified as Mrityunjay Singh (20) native of Jharkhand. A case in this connection has been registered with the Mana Police Station.