Man asleep under truck crushed to death in Misrod

An unidentified man was crushed to death after a truck driver allegedly ran over him while he was sleeping under the vehicle near Bangrasia Road in Misrod on Monday afternoon. Police have registered a case against the driver.According to police, the complainant, Deendayal, 63, a resident of Deepdi village on Bhojpur Road, is a retired village kotwar and currently works as a daily wage labourer. In his statement, he said that around 11 am on Monday, he had gone for a walk and the truck was parked on the roadside, with its driver was sleeping inside the vehicle.He noticed an unidentified man, aged around 25–30 years, sleeping under the truck near the rear wheel in its shade. After moving ahead towards the cement factory, he heard that the truck driver had started the vehicle and, without checking around, moved it forward negligently, he said. tnn