Bike rider, others suffer burns as acid leaks from lorry in Kochi

A motorbike rider and different unidentified radical suffered burns erstwhile suspected sulphuric acerb that leaked from a moving tanker lorry fell connected them adjacent Thevara Ferry Signal junction successful Kochi connected Tuesday.

The incidental happened astir 7 p.m., erstwhile the lorry carrying the highly corrosive liquid had reached the occidental extremity of the Kundannur-Thevara ferry bridge. The constabulary connected Wednesday booked the operator of the lorry based connected a ailment filed by Bineesh Subrahmanian, 36, of Kandakadavukara, Kumbalangi, who suffered burns to his cervix and some hands successful the incident. Mr. Bineesh has been admitted to the Ernakulam General Hospital.

The constabulary person stated successful the archetypal accusation study that the complainant and others who were passing by the lorry sustained burns successful the incidental arsenic the conveyance was driven successful a reckless mode and without capable information measures. The driver, who has not been identified successful the FIR, has been charged with Section 281 (rash oregon negligent driving) and 125 (endangering quality beingness oregon idiosyncratic information done rash oregon negligent acts) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.