A fire broke out in a tanker filled with chemical, but the train continued with a high speed on the highway; The driver saved life by jumping - Chemical Tanker Fire is averted on Chittorgharh Udaipur highway

A major accident was averted due to a fire in a chemical tanker on the highway Chittorgharh-Udaipur. The tanker that went from Mumbai to Himachal Pradesh caught fire from a short circuit. The driver saved his life by jumping. Police stopped traffic on the highway and caused a long jam. The fire department controlled the fire after hours of hard work. Digital Desk, New -Delhi. A major accident was averted late Tuesday night on the Chittorgharh-Udaipur highway. A chemical tanker suddenly caught fire near Hajya Khedi Pulia in the Bhadesar police station. The tanker left for Mumbai Himachal Pradesh and was filled with dangerous chemical. Remove ad, just read the news, the tanker ran on the highway during the accident. Suddenly, the driver realized the disorder when the smoke and spark arose and immediately jumped out of the car and saved his life. The driver is allegedly a resident of Uttar Pradesh. Initial investigations are considered the cause of the fire as the cause of the fire, although it will be confirmed after the investigation report. Police were already stopped before the fire, even before the situation deteriorated, police stopped traffic on the highway about 500 meters further on the highway. This led to a long jam on the highway. Many vehicles remained stranded until late night. Once the incident was reported, Bhadesar police station, Dharmaraj Mena, reached the place at the police force. After this, SP Manish Tripathi, additional SP Sarita Singh, DSP Anil Sharma and SDM Sudhanshu Pandey also reached the place and tackled the situation. The fire team reached the place and controlled the fire after hours of hard work. The traffic was not switched on until the area was declared completely safe. Late night, the highway was smooth again. The biggest relief was that there was no loss of life in this horrific accident. If the driver did not come out by jumping out of the vehicle on time, there could have been great loss.