Delhi NCR News: 4 Killed As Oil Tanker Hits Car, Pick-up Van Near Gurugram

At least four people were killed after an oil tanker hit a car and a pickup van near Sidhrawali village in Gurugram on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway.

At least four people were killed after an oil tanker hit a car and a pickup van near Sidhrawali village in Gurugram on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway on Friday night, news agency ANI reported, citing police. As per the investigation officer of Bilaspur police station, Vinod Kumar, an oil tanker coming from Jaipur, broke the divider and hit a car. The passengers inside were probably travelling to Jaipur, said the police. The car was engulfed in fire due to the CNG cylinders inside it.

The three passengers inside the car were killed by the fire that followed the collision. The police further stated that after hitting the car, the oil tanker collided with a pickup van on the highway, due to which the driver of the van died on the spot.

"We received information regarding the accident that occurred on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway. When we reached the spot, we found that a car was gutted with fire, and three people were killed. Later, we also found that the oil tanker had collided with a pickup van, due to which the driver of the van died on the spot," IO Kumar said, as quoted by ANI.

"However, the accused driver of the oil tanker fled away, and efforts are underway to catch him," he added.