KANPUR: A truck driver was burnt alive when his vehicle caught fire after dashing against another truck at Gujaini area under the limits of Barra police station close to Bhaunti-Ruma Flyover on national highway-2 in the early hours of Saturday. The other truck too caught fire, but its driver managed to come out of the vehicle's cabin.Police said that the trucks were passing through the city when one truck dashed against another truck which was stopped suddenly near Gujaini area and the cabin caught fire. The driver could not come out and was burnt alive. The fire brigade visited the spot and put off the fire."The collision caused fire in both the vehicles. The driver of one of the trucks, who sustained injuries, was trapped inside and got burnt alive. The driver of other truck, which was badly devastated in fire, managed to come out of the vehicle in time," said a senior police officer.After the trucks caught fire the passers-by and locals attempted to rescue the trapped driver. "It was difficult to provide much help as one of the trucks was loaded with some plastic consignment which actually ignited the fire. Gas cutters were used to cut the cabin to pull out the body of the dead driver," the officer added.However, police said that the cause of the accident was yet to be ascertained. The deceased truck driver was identified as Dharampal of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, and his family members have been informed, said an officer.The accident led to massive traffic snarls, and it took nearly eight hours to restore traffic on one of the lanes of the national highway-2.KANPUR: A truck driver was burnt alive when his vehicle caught fire after dashing against another truck at Gujaini area under the limits of Barra police station close to Bhaunti-Ruma Flyover on national highway-2 in the early hours of Saturday. The other truck too caught fire, but its driver managed to come out of the vehicle's cabin.Police said that the trucks were passing through the city when one truck dashed against another truck which was stopped suddenly near Gujaini area and the cabin caught fire. The driver could not come out and was burnt alive. The fire brigade visited the spot and put off the fire."The collision caused fire in both the vehicles. The driver of one of the trucks, who sustained injuries, was trapped inside and got burnt alive. The driver of other truck, which was badly devastated in fire, managed to come out of the vehicle in time," said a senior police officer.After the trucks caught fire the passers-by and locals attempted to rescue the trapped driver. "It was difficult to provide much help as one of the trucks was loaded with some plastic consignment which actually ignited the fire. Gas cutters were used to cut the cabin to pull out the body of the dead driver," the officer added.However, police said that the cause of the accident was yet to be ascertained. The deceased truck driver was identified as Dharampal of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, and his family members have been informed, said an officer.The accident led to massive traffic snarls, and it took nearly eight hours to restore traffic on one of the lanes of the national highway-2.

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