JHARKHAND: Two persons were burnt alive in a horrific road accident in Jharkhand's Giridih district on Thursday morning after three trucks collided and caught fire near a toll plaza, officials said.
According to information, a speeding truck coming from the Bagodar side lost control and rammed into two trucks parked along the roadside near the Kulgo toll plaza under the Dumri police station limits. The impact was so severe that the truck first crashed into a stationary vehicle before ploughing into another coal-laden truck stationed ahead.
Moments after the collision, a massive fire broke out in the cabins of the vehicles. The flames spread rapidly, engulfing the trucks within minutes and leaving little scope for escape.
A driver and cleaner, trapped inside one of the trucks, were unable to get out in time and were burnt alive.