PRAYAGRAJ, May 31 -- : Refined oil worth several lakhs of rupees was destroyed after three trucks collided and caught fire on the Handia-Kokhraj Bypass near Kurgaon in Prayagraj's Soraon area on Sunday afternoon.

According to police, a truck travelling from Varanasi to Kanpur went out of control when its driver tried to avoid a car that suddenly came in front of the vehicle. The truck crashed into another truck carrying refined oil, triggering a fire.

The impact pushed the oil-laden truck into a third truck travelling ahead. Within minutes, flames spread to all three vehicles. Thick smoke billowed from the site, causing panic among motorists on the busy highway.

Police and fire brigade teams rushed to the spot after receiving informati...