Rajganj, 12th June: A cargo lorry lost control and overturned after breaking an electricity transformer, leading to significant damage and disruption in the Cheulibari intersection area of the Ambari-Cheulibari state highway in Rajganj on Tuesday night.
Local sources reported that residents were alerted by a loud noise late Tuesday night. Upon investigating, they discovered a lorry loaded with goods had collided with an electricity transformer and subsequently overturned on the road. The impact caused electricity cables to be torn from their poles, with some wires falling onto a nearby house. Fortunately, the occupants of the house escaped unharmed.
Later, the electricity department was notified and their employees arrived at the scene shortly after. Police officers from the Belakoba outpost also responded to the incident. In the meantime, the driver of the lorry fled the scene, and police efforts are underway to recover the lorry involved in the accident.