Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Nov 14: In a tragic incident, a young man was killed after a granite slab placed inside a truck accidentally fell on him.
The incident happened on the night of Saturday November 13 at Attavar here.
The victim of the tragedy was Abdurrahman Rilwan (30), son of Hameed, a resident of Jeppu in thie city.
A lorry loaded with granite slabs from Rajasthan had arrived at Attavar for being used for an under-construction building there. Rilwan, who reportedly maintained accounts of the building, is said to have been asked by the building supervisor to photograph the granite. When Rilwan went to the rear of the truck to take the photograph, the granite placed in the lorry came crashing down on Rilwan who suffered grievous injuries.
Rilwan was rushed to a hospital immediately but efforts made at the hospital to save him failed, the police stated.
A case relating to the incident has been filed in Pandeshwar police station here.