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Crime
Bihar: Co-driver Crushed to Death Under Truck Wheel While Sleeping
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bihar
🗓 30 Jun 2026, 03:46 AM
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An 18-year-old co-driver, Sonu Kumar Yadav, died tragically after a truck's wheel ran over his head while he was sleeping under the vehicle on a construction site in Munger, Bihar. The driver fled the scene.
Tragedy struck in Munger, Bihar, where an 18-year-old co-driver lost his life under the wheels of a heavy vehicle. The victim, identified as Sonu Kumar Yadav, was reportedly sleeping beneath a 'hyva' (a type of dump truck) on an under-construction four-lane road in the Bariarpur police station area.
Eyewitness accounts suggest that the driver, without realizing the co-driver was underneath, moved the vehicle, resulting in the fatal accident. The truck's wheel ran over Sonu Kumar Yadav's head, causing his immediate death. The driver, along with the vehicle, fled the scene following the incident.
Local police have been informed and have initiated an investigation into the matter. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death. Authorities are attempting to trace the absconding driver and the vehicle involved in the mishap.
Eyewitness accounts suggest that the driver, without realizing the co-driver was underneath, moved the vehicle, resulting in the fatal accident. The truck's wheel ran over Sonu Kumar Yadav's head, causing his immediate death. The driver, along with the vehicle, fled the scene following the incident.
Local police have been informed and have initiated an investigation into the matter. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death. Authorities are attempting to trace the absconding driver and the vehicle involved in the mishap.