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One charred to death as tanker catches fire

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Press Trust of India Nashik/Thane
One person was charred to death as a gas-tanker caught fire after it rammed into a truck near Kasara on Mumbai-Agra national highway this morning, police said.

The tanker, which was transporting LPG, was heading to Nashik from Mumbai, when it hit the truck in the Kasara ghat section, they said.

"As soon as the tanker ran into the truck, there was a gas leakage and both the vehicles caught fire, in which one person was killed," police said adding that the victim was yet to be identified.

The incident led to a traffic jam for a few hours on the busy stretch, police said.

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First Published: Jun 18 2013 | 4:20 PM IST

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