Amethi, November 2: A Bharat Petroleum tanker carrying chemicals overturned and caught fire near a village on the Lucknow-Varanasi highway on Saturday, police said. The driver and his assistant were injured in the incident, they said.

The tanker was en route from Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, to Jharkhand, carrying chemicals, according to officials. Jagdishpur Station House Officer (SHO) Dhirendra Kumar Yadav said, "The type of chemical in the tanker is yet to be identified." Palghar: Tanker Overturns on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, Causes Major Oil Spill (Watch Video).

Tanker Carrying Chemicals Overturns, Catches Fire in Amethi

The driver lost control of the vehicle, it overturned near the Bagahi village and caught fire, Yadav said. Due to severe burns, the driver was referred to the Trauma Centre in Lucknow, while the assistant is receiving treatment at Community Health Centre Jagdishpur, Yadav said. He added that the fire was brought under control with the help of the fire brigade.

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