Bhadohi (UP), Nov 1 (PTI) A tanker carrying liquefied oxygen rammed into the rear of a stationary truck on a

Bhadohi (UP), Nov 1 (PTI) A tanker carrying liquefied oxygen rammed into the rear of a stationary truck on a

Bhadohi (UP), Nov 1 (PTI) A tanker carrying liquefied oxygen rammed into the rear of a stationary truck on a

Bhadohi (UP), Nov 1 (PTI) A tanker carrying liquefied oxygen rammed into the rear of a stationary truck on a stretch of National Highway 19 here early Sunday, killing the drivers of both vehicles, police said.

     The accident occurred near the Gerai power house under Gopiganj police station area.

     Gopiganj Station House Officer Sachchidanand Pandey said the driver of the stationary tanker, Noor Mohammad (38), had parked the vehicle on the roadside after it developed a technical snag while travelling from Prayagraj to Varanasi.

     He was inspecting the rear portion of the tanker while sitting on the road when a speeding oxygen tanker, also travelling from Prayagraj towards Varanasi, rammed into it, Pandey said.

     The impact of the collision crushed Mohammad, while the driver of the oxygen tanker, Ram Preet Yadav (55), also died in the accident, he added.

     Police reached the spot and removed the two tankers with the help of a crane. The bodies were sent for post-mortem, Pandey said.

     Mohammad was a resident of Punhana police station area in Haryana's Nuh district, while Yadav belonged to the Nizamabad police station area of Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district.

     The families of both deceased drivers have been informed, police said.

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