Prayagraj: Panic gripped Kurgav and adjoining areas on Sunday when two trucks coming from opposite direction collided and caught fire on Kanpur-Varanasi highway.According to police, while one of the truck was moving towards Kanpur from Varanasi, the another oil laden truck from a refinery was coming from the opposite direction. The truck moving towards Kanpur allegedly lost its balance in order to save the car and collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction.A joint team of Soraon police and fire brigade rushed to the spot and carried out the rescue operation.No one was hurt in the mishap, police said.Eyewitnesses said that timely action by firemen averted a major mishap as collision of trucks occurred near a petrol pump and both the trucks caught fire. The firemen also rescued the drivers and cleaners of the trucks.
