There was a stir in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh at that time. When an LPG filled tanker coming from Gujarat collided with the divider in CBganj area. The police, which reached the spot after receiving information about the tanker collision, stopped the traffic on the National Highway for an hour in view of the danger. Due to this there was a long jam on both sides of the highway. There remained an atmosphere of fear among the people. It was fortunate that the tanker did not catch fire and a major accident was averted. According to the police, the driver of the tanker was under the influence of alcohol. The police have taken the driver into custody.
Actually, the tanker was carrying LPG gas from Kutch Mundra Port of Gujarat to Bharat Gas Bottling Plant located in Parsakheda Industrial Area of CB Ganj, Bareilly. Meanwhile, due to the negligence of the driver, the tanker became unbalanced and collided with a 33 KV electricity pole and later entered the divider. On receiving information about the collision of the tanker, the police reached the spot and immediately switched off the power supply. It is being said that the tanker driver was under the influence of alcohol when this incident occurred.
the driver was drunk
The police stopped the vehicles on both sides and the fire brigade was also called. After about two hours, the pole was straightened with a crane and the traffic was made one-way. The driver was taken into custody by the police. According to the police, Harishchandra Yadav, a resident of Jaunpur, is the driver of the tanker.
Police stopped traffic
Due to the collision with the tanker, even the electricity got disrupted and it was fortunate that no one got electrocuted. As soon as information about the incident was received, Inspector CBganj Suresh Chandra Gautam reached the spot with the police force and stopped the electricity supply. Also, the movement of vehicles was stopped from both sides, due to which long lines of vehicles formed on both sides.
At the same time, the police say that the driver from Jaunpur was driving the tanker filled with LPG gas under the influence of alcohol and due to his negligence the tanker rammed into the divider. The driver is being interrogated along with him.