Truck driver charred to death as vehicle catches fire in Katihar
Patna: The driver of a truck was charred to death when his vehicle caught fire after being hit by another truck from behind near Doomar locality on the National Highway 31 under
Pothia police station
in Katihar district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as
Pramod Sahni
(40) of Khagaria district.A video of the incident also went viral on social media platforms.
In the video, the driver is seen surrounded by flames in his cabin. He was screaming for help and struggling to come out of the cabin, while people were trying to extinguish it. But they could not save him due to the raging fire.Upon receiving information about the incident, Pothia additional police station in-charge, Umashankar, arrived at the spot with the police force, and with the help of local residents brought the fire under control after about two hours of effort.
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"The driver got trapped in the cabin after the fire broke out and was unable to open the cabin door. The truck was travelling from Purnia to Bhagalpur. The driver parked the vehicle near a petrol pump and went to sleep in the cabin. A collision with another truck from behind caused the vehicle to catch fire," said Umashankar.He further said that the police have informed the driver's family and the vehicle owner about the accident. "The body was sent to the sadar hospital for postmortem. Meanwhile, the other truck involved in the collision has been seized and is parked at the police station. The causes of the incident are being investigated," he added.
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