Balasore: Driver of a container truck was burnt alive after the vehicle caught fire when it rammed into a road divider at Laxmannath area here Sunday, police said. Personnel from Jaleswar police station and firefighters reached the spot and managed to douse the flames after an hour, they said.
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The identity of the driver, who was charred to death, could not be ascertained immediately, a police officer said. The vehicle suddenly caught fire after hitting the road divider at Laxmannath toll plaza on National Highway-60, he said. Traffic movement was disrupted for some time following the accident, the officer added.