Two trucks catch fire after collision on Hyderabad-Bengaluru highway

Two trucks collided head-on and caught fire on National Highway 44. One truck carried potatoes, the other stone slabs. The driver and cleaner suffered minor injuries and were hospitalised

Alampur (Gadwal):  Two trucks were gutted completely after a headone collision between the vehicles on Hyderabad – Bengaluru national highway 44 in the early hours of Friday. The incident took place near Narayanpuram village in Manavapadu mandal, police said.

One of the trucks laden with potatoes was on its way to Bengaluru, while the other truck carrying stone slabscollided with each other. Fire broke out immediately and the lorry driver Rajasekhar and Cleaner Ramakrishna sustained minor injuries.

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They were rushed to the Government hospital in Kurnool. Police are investigating.