Three burnt alive as mini truck, dumper catch fire after crash
It took two hours for the firefighters to extinguish the flames and retrieve the bodies.
The mini-truck's driver Mahipal (27) and his nephew, Sonu, a cleaner (both from Sambhal), were transporting chemicals from Muzaffarnagar to Kanpur. When they reached the Murray Company turn on the Hardoi-Unnao road in Bangarmau a sand-laden dumper coming from the opposite direction collided head-on with their vehicle. Both vehicles were reportedly travelling at speeds of 80-90 km per hour.
"The impact was so intense that both vehicles caught fire.
Sonu, the mini truck's cleaner, saved himself by jumping out while Mahipal, dumper driver Pawan Yadav (29) of Kanpur Dehat and its cleaner Sumit (20) from Jalaun were charred to death," ASP city Prem Chandra said.
He said hearing the explosion, locals rushed to the scene and saw Mahipal, Pawan and Sumit trapped in their vehicles. Sonu was found sitting on the road with an injured leg.
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Attempts were made to rescue the trio, but in vain due to the raging fire.
Police and fire brigade teams broke open the gate to retrieve the three bodies.
The truck was filled with chemicals that caused the fire to escalate rapidly.
Eyewitnesses reported that the explosion was so loud it could be heard half a kilometre away. The flames reached 10-15 ft high.
The police have sent the bodies for postmortem and informed their families.
The accident caused a 1km-long traffic jam on both sides of the road for about 2 hours.
The ASP said the damaged vehicles have been removed from the road, and traffic has been restored to normal while the injured was undergoing treatment at a hospital.
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