------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------- LPG tanker turns turtle at Navelim -------------------------------------------- It was sheer providence that averted a major disaster at Bellem-Navelim late last night after a LPG tanker mounted on a trailer turned turtle on the national highway No 17.
Both the driver M D Khaja Basha and cleaner of the tanker Bhaskar Rao are believed to have sustained injuries in the mishap and were later rushed to Hospicio hospital.The tanker (KA 21 C 587) was proceeding towards North Goa, sources said.
A total of three tyres of the 18-tonne LPG tanker burst as the heavy vehicle went down the road while giving way to a speeding oncoming truck. The diesel tank supplying oil to the engine also got damaged, fire brigade sources said. Sources said the tanker first turned turtle and later fell on its side at the paddy field which was filled-up only recently.
The Margao fire brigade rushed to the spot on getting a call from the police at around 10.45 pm. Fortunately, the officials who rushed to the site did not detect any leakage in the tanker. However, a fire tender with officials and firemen were stationed at the site as a precautionary measure. In fact, the fire brigade were seen maintaining a vigil at the accident site last night and throughout Saturday.
Incidentally, the tanker was seen lying at the site till this evening, with sources only saying that a crane from Karnataka has been requisitioned to lift the ill-fated vehicle. Fire brigade officials maintained that only providence saved the nearby residents from a major disaster as any untoward incident due to the impact of the accident would have wrought havoc in the vicinity. ---------------------------------- HERALD 29/02/04 page 1 ----------------------------------
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