Video: Daredevil stunt goes wrong, man falls from Surat overbridge, lands on auto

A 21-year-old man fell about 40-feet from a Surat' railway overbridge onto a parked auto-rickshaw. CCTV captured the incident as police cited a stunt, though he claimed he had taken a shortcut.

In Short

• 21-year-old man falls 40 feet from Surat overbridge during stunt
• Incident caught on CCTV shows fall onto parked auto-rickshaw
• Man claims he took shortcut to buy railway ticket, not stunt

A daredevil stunt went wrong in Gujarat’s Surat when a 21-year-old man plunged around 40 feet from a railway overbridge and landed on a parked auto-rickshaw. The incident was captured on CCTV.

The man, identified as Monu, originally from Bihar and currently working in Surat, had reached the Kim Railway Overbridge with a friend.

According to reports, the two climbed onto pillars of the bridge, where Monu attempted to jump between two pillars through a metal gap. He lost his balance mid-stunt and plunged towards the road below.

He reportedly lost his balance and fell.

CCTV footage shows him falling onto the auto-rickshaws parked by the roadside.

People nearby immediately rushed to help Monu, who suffered minor injuries, while the autorickshaw was damaged.

A police officer told Aaj Tak, India Today's sister channel, that Monu fell from the overbridge while performing a stunt.

However, in his statement to police, Monu reportedly claimed that he was in a hurry to get a ticket at the railway station and had taken a shortcut under the overbridge, resulting in the accident.

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