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Liquor Truck Overturns, Locals Loot Cargo
23 Dec, 2025
Summary
- A liquor-laden truck overturned on Kadi-Sanand Road due to a road bump.
- Bystanders looted bottles before police could secure the scene.
- The truck driver fled and remains untraced by authorities.
On Tuesday, a truck carrying a substantial amount of liquor overturned near Muni Ashram on the Kadi-Sanand Road in Sanand. The accident, reportedly caused by a road bump, resulted in liquor bottles spilling across the thoroughfare, creating immediate chaos.
Within minutes of the spill, a crowd gathered, with many individuals seen picking up and carrying away liquor bottles. This looting occurred before law enforcement could reach the site and secure the area, leading to traffic snarls and a free-for-all for the contraband. Police eventually dispersed the crowd and collected the remaining stock.
The driver of the overturned truck fled the scene immediately after the accident and has not yet been located by the authorities. Police are actively searching for the driver and investigating the origin and destination of the liquor. Legal action is threatened against anyone found to have participated in the looting.
