Two dead as dumper, container collide and catch fire in Agra
Two people died and three others were injured after a dumper and a container collided head-on and caught fire on the Aligarh Highway in Agra’s Khandauli area on Saturday.
The collision happened when the dumper struck the container. Both vehicles caught fire after the impact. The dumper’s driver and cleaner were trapped in the flames and died on the spot.
The accident began when two youths returning from Sadabad Mandi on a bike collided with the container after its driver reportedly applied sudden brakes. The bike got stuck behind the container, but the riders managed to pull themselves out.
The container driver jumped from his vehicle and survived. Police recovered one body near the driver’s seat and worked to remove the other. The two injured bike riders, residents of Nagla Zalim village, were taken to hospital. Chaos prevailed at the spot after the incident, and police have begun an investigation into the crash.
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