The railway track and the National Highway were blocked for 7 hours due to the truck getting stuck and catching fire between Sakreli railway gate of Sakti district of Janjgir, Chhattisgarh. The railway track and National Highway became normal after the fire engines extinguished the fire and the track was evacuated by JCB vehicle.

While crossing the gate, the truck came under the grip of the wire on the railway track While crossing the Sakreli gate in Sakti district, the truck caught fire after coming in contact with the wire on the railway track. The truck was loaded with tyres, which came in contact with the OHE wire of the railway due to overloading. Then the truck caught fire. Somehow the driver has saved his life by jumping. Vehicular traffic remained closed on the National Highway for eight hours. At the same time, the movement of trains was lying closed in the railway track. Night .26 This accident happened around 10 o’clock. This incident is being told of Baradwar police station area

According to the information received, around Friday night .30 A truck in which the tire was full, which was overloaded. While crossing the Sakreli gate, the OHE came in contact with the wire and the truck caught fire. The flames spread rapidly and engulfed the entire truck. The truck driver somehow saved his life by jumping from the truck. Train service was disrupted due to fire in the middle of the railway track. People also had to face difficulties. There was a long queue of vehicles up to 5 km on the National Highway road.

The fire was brought under control after hours of effort District Administration and Police Department had reached the spot after getting the information about the fire on the railway track. The fire brigade team reached and after hours of effort, the fire was brought under control. With the help of JCB, the Malwa side of the truck was taken out of the railway track. After which the movement of trains has been started after hours.

Chhattisgarh newsPublished Date

Sat, Jul 1, 2023, 12: 06 PM IST