LPG tanker rolls over in Gill village

Ludhiana: A major tragedy was averted at Gill village after an LPG-laden tanker rolled over on Ludhiana-Malerkotla Road on Saturday night. Villages switched off lights of their houses after they came to know about the accident.
A villager said the accident took place around 10.30pm and there was no loss to human life as the tanker didn’t collide with any other vehicle. The villager said they didn’t evacuate the village, but switched off lights, fearing electricity could increase risk of fire.
Tanker driver, Jatinder Kumar of Uttar Pradesh, said the gas was coming from Loni in Ghaziabad and he was to deliver it at a company’s plant in Ludhiana. He said around 10.30pm, when he reached near Gill village, he saw a combine harvester parked on the road and while trying to avoid it, his vehicle climbed on footpath and then rolled over.
Jatinder said the vehicle, which had more than 16 tonnes of LPG in it, has been damaged and he has also suffered an injury on his hand. Charanjit Singh, a gas plant employee, said they were getting the vehicle removed from the spot. After a call from the company, a fire department team also reached the spot.
Fire officer Lakhwinder Singh said with the help of the traffic police, they stopped vehicle movement on the road and were removing the tanker. He said they have also passed on the message in surrounding villages.