A tanker driver was burnt alive after an ethanol tanker caught fire following a collision with a lorry near Pilligundu in Hanwada mandal on National Highway 167.
The crash triggered an intense blaze, engulfing the tanker within seconds and leaving no chance for the driver to escape. Locals managed to rescue the driver of
the other lorry involved in the accident.
Firefighters reached the spot immediately after being alerted and worked for nearly three hours with three fire engines to extinguish the flames.
Police have initiated an investigation to determine the exact cause and circumstances of the accident.