Malkangiri: A truck driver and helper had a narrow escape as gushing floodwater swept away the vehicle while trying to cross an overflowing bridge near Kangurukonda in Malkangiri district on Saturday.
Reportedly, the truck carrying goods was stranded for over 24 hours near the bridge on National Highway 326 near Kangurukonda as floodwaters were flowing five feet above the bridge due to incessant heavy rain.
Unable to bear the wait any longer, the driver and helper decided to cross the bridge. They were moving forward slowly in the vehicle when it got washed away by the force of the floodwaters. However, the duo managed to swim back to a safe place nearby from where they were rescued by locals.