NE NEWS SERVICE
BHUJ, OCT 30
Two drivers were charred to death in a blaze that broke out after a collision between two dumper trucks on a highway in Gujarat’s Kutch district, police said on Saturday.
The accident occurred near Ghaneti village on Bhuj-Bhachau Highway late on Friday night, an official from Paddhar police station said.
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The two trucks burst into flames after they collided with each other, as they were being driven at a high speed, the official said.
The drivers of both vehicles Rajesh Chavda and Ramdayaram Yadav, were burnt to death, he said.
One of the dumpers was trying to overtake a vehicle, when it collided with another truck coming from the opposite side, he said.
The accident caused a massive traffic jam on the highway connecting Bhuj to Bhachau, and the authorities worked for hours to normalise the vehicular movement, the official added.
