Thane, Apr 26 (PTI) A 34-year-old man was crushed to death by a speeding dumper in Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday, police said.

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The Kolsewadi police of Kalyan have arrested the 20-year-old driver of the dumper for the accident that took place in the morning, an official said.

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Milind Galde, a resident of Dombivili, was standing with his two-wheeler in Chinchpada locality, where a speeding dumper dashed him, killing him on the spot, he said.

A case under relevant sections of the IPC and Motor Vehicles Act was registered against dumper driver Harishchandra Wagh, who was drunk at the time of the accident, the official added.

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