Driver dies as truck catches fire after mishap

New Delhi: A driver was charred to death when a truck carrying clothes caught fire at Southwest Delhi’s Brar Square area on Saturday morning.

The police said that the man got stuck inside the vehicle which hit the hit a divider, toppled and went up in flames.

According to the police, they received a PCR call regarding the incident at 3.40am, soon after which a team rushed to the spot. The driver, Ikwal (41), could not be identified because of the burns sustained. The police said that he was on his way from Naraina to Dhaula Kuan when the accident occurred.

When the police team reached the spot, they saw the truck in flames. Fire department was also informed and three fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the flames. “It took the fire fighters half an hour to douse the flames. When the truck was inspected, the driver was found lying on his seat. He was rushed to the hospital and declared dead on arrival,” a police officer said.

“It appears that he was speeding. The moment he took a U-turn from the road leading to Dhaula Kuan, he lost control of the vehicle. The truck skid and hit the divider before it turned turtle and caught fire,” a senior police officer said.