In a tragic incident, at least four people were killed after an oil tanker hit and a pickup van near Sidhrawali village in Haryanas Gurugram on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway on Friday night, said the police.4 killed in road accident on Delhi-Jaipur HighwayBriefing about the incident, an investigating officer of Bilaspur police station, Vinod Kumar said that an oil tanker coming from Jaipur broke the divider and hit a car. The passengers inside were probably travelling to Jaipur, said the police. The car was engulfed in fire due to the CNG cylinders inside it. The accident killed all three passengers due to fire following the collision.#WATCH | Haryana: A tanker hits a car and pickup vehicle near Sidhrawali on Delhi-Jaipur Highway. Further details awaited. pic.twitter.com/RhmzpS1PKL— ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2023Further, they said that after hitting the car, the oil tanker collided with a pickup van on the highway, due to which the driver of the van died on the spot.Official statementWe received information regarding the accident that occurred on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway. When we reached the spot, we found that a car was gutted with fire, and three people were killed. Later, we also found that the oil tanker had collided with a pickup van due to which the driver of the van died on the spot, IO Kumar said.#WATCH | We had received information about an accident on the highway and that a vehicle caught fire...3 people died in the accident. It is suspected that the vehicle caught fire after colliding with the truck. A pickup vehicle was also hit, and a man was trapped in it, he was… https://t.co/xE96TVKYVe pic.twitter.com/7MoSL52JKJ— ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2023However, the accused driver of the oil tanker fled away, and efforts are underway to catch him, he added.Further, investigation is underway into this matter.
