Maha: Container truck driver electrocuted in Ambernath

The driver of a container truck was electrocuted when his vehicle came in contact with high-voltage overhead wires in an industrial area in Maharashtra's Thane district on Friday, police said.

The incident took place opposite a business park in Ambernath MIDC area, an official said.

The body of the unidentified driver has been sent for post-mortem and a case of accidental death has been registered, he said.

Meanwhile, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) in an official release stated that due to the ongoing road works by the MMRDA, the height of roads had increased and it had directed the development authority to increase the height of the overhead lines/towers, but nothing had been done so far.

The MSEDCL also forwarded the series of correspondence with the MMRDA and said the MMRDA's failure had resulted in the death.