India News | Truck Driver Charred to Death in Odisha's Jharsuguda
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. In a heartbreaking incident, a truck driver was charred to death after a bitumen-laden tanker met with an accident on NH-49 near Jharsuguda in Odisha on Thursday.
Jharsuguda (Odisha) [India], March 8 (ANI): A truck driver was charred to death after a bitumen-laden tanker met with an accident on NH-49 near Jharsuguda in Odisha on Thursday night, police said.
The accident took place at about 8 pm and the deceased driver was identified as Kamal Kishore from Bihar, who was burned alive, said Jharsuguda police Inspector Ranjan Bariha.
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Police have reached the spot and further investigation is underway.
In another accident in neighbouring Telangana, a three-year-old died and four others were injured after a water tanker hit a car in Rangareddy district on Wednesday.
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"This accident happened last night. A three-year-old baby died and four other people were injured after a water tanker hit a car. This incident happened on the Himayat Sagar road. A case is yet to be registered," police said in a statement. (ANI)
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