A horrific accident took place on the Pora Bridge on the National Highway near Vadodara city late yesterday (October 5). There was a collision between two large trucks. The driver of a truck was trapped in the cabin of the truck due to the accident. Teams of Vadodara Fire Brigade and local police rushed to the spot and carried out a rescue operation. After hours of hard work the injured driver was pulled out of the cabin and rushed to a nearby hospital. One truck was followed by another truck
Late last night, another truck rammed into a truck near Porh on the National Highway. The incident led to a traffic jam on the national highway. So the police went to the spot and immediately informed the Vadodara Fire Brigade. At this time the driver of the truck was trapped in his cabin. So the fire brigade team reached the spot and started the rescue. The driver was trapped in the cabin of the truck. So it was proving to be difficult to get him out. However, with the help of sophisticated equipment, the fire brigade pulled out the driver and sent him to the hospital for treatment. Traffic jam on National Highway following accident
On the other hand, there were scenes of traffic jams on the national highway following the accident. The police reached the spot and restored the traffic. However, motorists were stuck in traffic for a long time following the accident. The driver was safely pulled out of the truck
Jayesh Chunara, head soldier of Vadodara's Badmadi Bagh fire station, said, "We received a call from the control that there was an accident near Darshan Hotel near Pore and the driver was trapped. So we immediately left the Badamdi Bagh fire station and pulled the driver out of the truck safely. The driver was taken to the hospital with a leg injury.
They further said that the rescue has a hydraulic power pack. A hydraulic ram jack, a hydraulic cutter was used and the driver was removed by cutting the body of the truck. The driver survived, he sustained leg injuries and has been sent to the hospital.
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