Video: Daredevil stunt goes wrong, man falls from 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.The man denied the police claim that he was performing a 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.- EndsPublished By: Karishma Saurabh KalitaPublished On: Sep 9, 2026 08:28 IST