Five people were killed and several others injured after an LPG tanker exploded following a crash at a toll booth.
Shocking CCTV footage shows the front of the vehicle crumpling as the driver ploughed into a concrete divider at speed.
A dense white cloud of LPG quickly engulfed the area before igniting minutes later last Friday (26 June) morning.
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The driver, identified as 40-year-old Dharmendra Dwivedi, is believed to have lost control before crashing into the toll plaza in Sihori Kachar, in India’s Uttar Pradesh state.
Dwivedi, from Mirzapur-cum-Vindhyachal, was travelling from Kanpur to Varanasi at the time, as reported by Need To Know.
The blaze, which was later brought under control by firefighters, was so intense that it was reportedly visible from around 2km away.
Dwivedi burned to death inside the tanker’s cab, while toll plaza employee Alok Singh, 26, later died in hospital on the day of the crash.
Passer-by Anil Kumar, of Handia, succumbed to his burn injuries on Wednesday (1 July).
Yesterday (2 July), Hiramani Singh, 29, of Raebareli, and Krishan Pal Maurya, 23, of Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh state, also died in hospital in Prayagraj.
Another victim, Atul Mishra, who suffered serious burns, has been transferred to a hospital in Rewa for further treatment.
The explosion also destroyed 16 motorcycles and two cars parked near the toll plaza.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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