Suryapet: Death toll in diesel tanker explosion reaches three

Suryapet: The death toll in the diesel tank explosion at Suryapet rose to three with one more person succumbing to injuries on Tuesday.

Erpula Laxman, a worker at the gas welding shop where the accident occurred, died while undergoing treatment at Osmania hospital in Hyderabad. He was a native of Chinthala Cheruvu area in Suryapet and suffered serious injuries in the incident.

Two others, the welding shop owner and the cleaner of the diesel tanker died on the spot in the accident on Monday.

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