Jaipur, March 18 One person was killed after a tanker carrying a flammable substance overturned and caught fire on a section of National Highway-48 in Jalore district of Rajasthan on Wednesday, police said.
The incident occurred near the Sinwara overbridge on the Jaisalmer-Jamnagar highway when a Bharat Petroleum tanker – travelling from Barmer to Sanchore – overturned, causing the flammable substance to spill and ignite.
Police said the fire spread over several meters on the highway, leading to disruption of traffic on one carriageway. While one person in the tanker was killed, another managed to escape.
Administrative officials and police teams from the local outpost rushed to the scene after receiving information. A fire brigade team from Sanchore was deployed to extinguish the flames.
Chittalwana Station House Officer Bhanwar Lal said the nature of the flammable substance that the tanker was carrying is still being determined.
The tanker, bearing a Gujarat registration number, belongs to Bharat Petroleum, he said, adding that further investigation is underway.
