Video: LPG tanker crashes into divider, catches fire in seconds at UP toll; 4 dead

At least four people were killed and two others were injured after an LPG tanker caught fire near a toll plaza in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place on the morning of June 26 near the Sihori Toll Plaza under the Kokhraj police station limits, when an LPG tanker travelling from Kanpur to Varanasi allegedly lost control and rammed into a divider, triggering a massive fire.

According to police, the collision caused a gas leak that spread rapidly before the tanker caught fire, engulfing the area in flames. CCTV footage of the incident has now surfaced, showing the speeding tanker crashing into the divider moments before the blaze erupted.

The tanker driver, identified as Dharmendra Dwivedi from Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur district, was trapped inside the vehicle's cabin and died on the spot after being unable to escape the fire.

Five toll plaza employees also suffered severe burn injuries and were rushed to Swaroop Rani Nehru (SRN) Hospital in Prayagraj. One of the injured, Alok Singh, died during treatment the following day.

On Thursday, two more injured employees, Hiramani Singh, a resident of Raebareli, and Krishnapal Maurya, a resident of Lalitpur, succumbed to their injuries, taking the death toll to four.

Two other toll employees continue to undergo treatment at the hospital.

Kokhraj Station House Officer Chandra Bhushan Maurya confirmed the latest deaths, saying, "Two more injured victims have died during treatment. Four people have died in the incident so far, while two others are still undergoing treatment. Further necessary legal action is being taken."

Police have taken the bodies into custody for postmortem examination, while the investigation into the incident is continuing.

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With inputs from Akhilesh Kumar