Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Two Killed After Cement Truck Plunges Into Damoh River
A large truck carrying cement was crossing a bridge in Madhya Pradesh.
It lost control and fell into a river.
The truck landed about 40 feet below the bridge.
The driver and the cleaner were inside the truck and died.
Strong water currents made it hard for rescuers to reach them.
Rescue workers brought special cranes from Jabalpur.
They used lights to find and remove the two bodies.
The truck is still in the river, and workers are trying to pull it out.
A cement-laden 18-wheeler fell about 40 feet from a bridge into the Chilhghat River in Damoh district.
The truck was traveling from Katni toward Damoh when it lost control around 1 a.m. Saturday.
The driver, Abhishek Vanshkar, 23, and cleaner, Tulsinath, 38, were killed.
Police and State Disaster Response Force personnel used three cranes to recover the bodies overnight.
Strong river currents, continuous rainfall and the truck’s heavy cement load complicated the rescue operation.
- Who
- The truck driver, Abhishek Vanshkar, and cleaner, Tulsinath, were killed; police and State Disaster Response Force personnel conducted the rescue.
- What
- A cement-laden 18-wheeler lost control, broke through a bridge railing and plunged into a river.
- When
- Around 1 a.m. Saturday; the bodies were recovered overnight after the rescue operation resumed.
- Where
- The incident occurred on the Damoh-Katni road at the Chilhghat River in Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The truck lost control while crossing the bridge; police said strong currents caused by continuous rainfall made the rescue difficult.
- Deaths
- Two people: driver Abhishek Vanshkar and cleaner Tulsinath
- Truck
- An 18-wheeler carrying cement
- Route
- From Katni toward Damoh
- Fall
- Approximately 40 feet into the Chilhghat River
- Rescue equipment
- Three specialised cranes brought from Jabalpur
- Rescue agencies
- Police and the State Disaster Response Force
- Current status
- The truck remains stuck in the river, with efforts underway to remove it