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The operator of a tanker carrying ethanol got burnt to decease arsenic flames erupted, aft it was deed by a lorry connected nationalist road 167 adjacent Pilligundu of Hanwada mandal successful Mahbubnagar district, astir 110 kms from Hyderabad, astir Wednesday (November 26, 2025) midnight.
Mahbubnagar Superintendent of Police, Janaki Dharavat, said the lorry carrying robust sheets was heading towards Tandur from Mahbubnagar erstwhile the mishap occurred. “Preliminary inquiries and the versions of different conveyance drivers suggest that the tanker was being driven astatine precocious speed,” she said.
The lorry deed the near broadside of the tanker going towards Bengaluru. Passers-by rescued the lorry driver. “But the tanker, seemingly astatine precocious speed, caught occurrence arsenic it fell connected the roadworthy and skidded for astir 100 metres, “ the SP said having examined the mishap spot.
The investigators judge the sparks emerging from the friction of the tanker hitting the roadworthy triggered flames. Within minutes, the full conveyance got gutted. Four fire-tenders and respective fire-men had to conflict for 3 hours to enactment retired the flames.
