BHUBANESHWAR: The craze for social media reels turned fatal in Odisha’s Sundargarh district when a truck driver from Uttar Pradesh fell off a bridge while allegedly filming a video on a bridge. The victim, Suresh Kumar from the Chapki police area in Uttar Pradesh, was driving an 18-wheeler from Rourkela towards Koida on Saturday morning. He parked his truck near a bridge on the National Highway 520 under the jurisdiction of K. Balang police in Koida block. Suresh reportedly climbed onto the bridge railing, slipped and fell. The incident came to light later in the afternoon when locals noticed a man lying critically injured beneath the bridge. They alerted the K. Balang police, who went to the spot. Suresh was later declared dead at the scene.
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