The truck, which was on the surface of a quarry site rolled down 250-feet and sank into the lake with the cleaner in it. He is feared dead.
The vehicle fell when it was being reversed by the cleaner Kalaivanan.
"Fire and Rescue services personnel are looking for the cleaner. He is feared dead. The truck fell like a pack of cards and was smashed," Pallavaram Police Sub Inspector G Sekar told PTI, adding, a probe was on.
The open quarry sites, abutting a hillock is on the Thirusulam-Moovarasampet Road and the locale has the appearance of a ravine due to decades of quarrying to extract stone.
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