Kanpur, Oct 10 (UNI) Two drivers and a cleaner were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a trailer near Amauli village under Ghatampur police station on Kanpur-Sagar highway late Saturday night.
After the accident, the entire highway was blocked and a 15 kilometer jam was witnessed, which was cleared on Sunday morning.
Reportedly, the accident occured at around 0230 hrs when a grain laden truck hit a trailer and both the vehicles turned into flames.
In the accident driver of the truck Karanchedi (40) died on the spot but his cleaner Arvind managed to jump from the truck to save his life.
But the driver and cleaner of the trailer, who were yet to be identified, died on the spot.
Fire brigade took one hour to douse the flames which totally burnt both the vehicles, the report added.
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