Truck, tipper catch fire after collision on highway

A truck and a tipper were burnt in fire after they collided on national highway number 205 near Bunga Sahib on Saturday night.

A truck and a tipper were burnt in fire after they collided on national highway number 205 near Bunga Sahib on Saturday night.

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As per information, the vehicles were going towards Rupnagar from Kiratpur Sahib. When they reached near Bunga Sahib village, the truck driver turned his vehicle to one side. As a result, the tipper, which was coming behind the truck, hit the truck and both the vehicles caught fire.

The passersby rescued both the drivers and cleaners of the vehicles; but one of the cleaners received serious injuries in the accident. By the time the fire was brought under control by the fire brigade, both the vehicles were gutted.