Karnal, Aug. 26 -- A 24-year-old man from Karnal died in a road accident in USA, after his truck reportedly hit a tree in California state, his family said on Monday.

The deceased has been identified as Ashish Mann, of Wazirchand Colony and a native of Baragaon village.

Ashish worked as a truck driver and went to the US with the dream of improving the family's financial condition in late 2023 via "donkey route".

The exact cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained but the family is being told that the truck collided with a roadside tree.

His elder brother Ankur said that he used to speak to Ashish daily, but on the day of the accident, his phone was switched off. "The family received a call from his friends and natives of Baragaon...