2 killed as fire engine bursts into flames after collision in Udaipur
Jaipur/Udaipur, Nov. 2 -- Two firefighters were killed after a fire engine caught fire after colliding with a trailer on National Highway 48 in Udaipur district on Sunday.
The fire engine's driver and the trailer driver were seriously injured. The accident took place near Makadjapa village at 11 am. The collision triggered a blaze in the fire engine's cabin, trapping the driver and two firefighters.
Rishabhdev SHO Hemant Ahari said, "The fire engine belonged to a private company, Agni Rakshak, and had a West Bengal registration number. It was travelling from Gujarat towards Udaipur, while the trailer was headed from Udaipur towards Ahmedabad."
According to police, the trailer first hit another trailer travelling ahead of it. It then went out of control and crossed into the opposite lane, where it collided with the fire engine. Locals managed to pull the fire engine's driver out, but the two firefighters died inside. Their identities had not been established by Sunday afternoon.
Police said they were contacting the company to identify them. Both injured drivers were taken to MB Hospital in Udaipur....
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