Viral Video: Maharashtra Minister drives massive truck to clear traffic

All heroes do not wear the cape! One such incident of exceptional dedication and humble nature has surfaced from Maharashtra's Jalgaon where a minister drove an abandoned truck to clear a massive traffic jam.

The incident took place on Friday when a truck driver drank too much and slept on the kerb of the road, leaving his massive 14-wheeler on the side. By morning the truck caused a major traffic jam.

It is when Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan also got stuck in the jam. But instead of wasting time around, the minister decided to drive the truck himself and clear the road.

The video fo the incident recorded by eye-witnesses has gone viral on social media.

#WATCH: Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan drives a truck to clear traffic, after the drunk driver was detained,leaving truck on road(28/4) pic.twitter.com/Pcju5EWxPa

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According to reports, people had tried to wake up the drunk driver but he was too inebriated to come to his senses. Local Police, when informed, came and only arrested the driver and left the truck where it was.