Truck crashes into six shops in BKT, none hurt

Lucknow: A major accident was averted in Bakshi-ka-Talab area when a speeding truck lost control and rammed into roadside shops early Friday morning.The truck narrowly missed the Kasba police outpost. No one was injured as the roads were deserted at the time of the incident.Eyewitnesses said that the truck was headed towards Sitapur when the driver lost control and crashed into six shops. The damaged shops included a disposable plate shop owned by Sanjay Maurya, a chaat corner of Prem Maurya, and a tea shop of Raj Karan."Anil's fruit stall, Sonpal's clothing shop, and another disposable plate shop of Mangal Maurya also suffered damages," said station house officer, BKT, Sanjay Kumar Singh."The worst hit was Rajkumar, the owner of a bakery and cold drinks store, who claimed losses amounting to nearly Rs 2 lakh. Pramod Maurya, who runs a chaat stall said that he suffered the loss of around Rs 50,000," he said.Police have taken the truck driver into custody. During questioning, the driver said that he dozed off at the wheel.