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Truck swerves to avoid stray cattle on flyover in Bhopal, falls off; three injured

Truck swerves to avoid stray cattle on flyover in Bhopal, falls off; three injured

A speeding trailer truck hit a flyover sidewall and fell onto a service lane, raising stray cattle safety risk for the public in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, injuring three people after swerving to avoid stray cattle. Eyewitnesses said the incident took place on Friday morning when the vehicle was descending the Airport Road flyover in Gandhi Nagar. Gandhi Nagar SHO Sunil Chaturvedi stated that the crash allegedly happened because the driver suddenly had to dodge animals on the road. The driver and two helpers were admitted to a hospital and later discharged following primary medical treatment. Eyewitnesses added that the service lane was empty at the time, preventing potential fatalities among pedestrians, according to Urban Acres.

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