Man crushed to death by military truck

A 55-year-old vegetable vendor was today crushed to death by a military truck, police said.

Dharam Pal, who hailed from nearby Sohara village, was sanwiched by the truck against the wall of public toilets at Katchery bus-stop near Deputy Commissioner office here, they said.

The driver of the truck, on its way to deliver canteen items to Shahpur, has been arrested and a case has been registered against him under the sections 279 and 304A of the IPC, police said.