34-year-old truck driver electrocuted at Dera Bassi market

Police said Mushtaq was lifting his tipper truck with the help of a jack, when it came in contact with the overhead power cables, leading to his electrocution

A 34-year-old truck driver was electrocuted to death at Mubarikpur Motor Market in Dera Bassi on Monday morning. Police said Mushtaq was lifting his tipper truck with the help of a jack, when it came in contact with the overhead power cables, leading to his electrocution.

The truck driver was taken to the Dera Bassi civil hospital in a critical condition, but declared dead. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

He was taken to the Dera Bassi civil hospital in a critical condition, but declared dead. The deceased is survived by his wife and two children. Police have initiated inquest proceedings and handed over the body to the family after autopsy.

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