Straw-laden truck touches live wire; goes up in flames near Gudiyatham

A truck driver suffered minor injuries after the vehicle carrying straw caught fire coming into contact with a live overhead cable in Paradarami village near Gudiyatham town in Vellore on Friday (April 24, 2026).

Police said that the driver V. Ganesh, 38, a native of Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh, managed to jump off the vehicle before the driver’s cabin caught fire. The truck was carrying straw from Vellore to Chittoor. When the truck reached a government school in the village, the straw touched the low-lying live cable that triggered a spark. However, the driver did not notice this and the fire spread to the entire load of straw.