Overview
- An oil tanker and a steel container vehicle collided head-on near Pallemoni Colony in Hanwada mandal late Wednesday night.
- The tanker exploded on impact and flames quickly spread across the road, engulfing both vehicles.
- A local youth alerted authorities, broke the container’s window, and pulled the trapped driver to safety.
- Police from Hanwada arrived with fire tenders, cordoned off the area, and continued firefighting operations through the night.
- Officials said no deaths had been reported at the time of publication and that further details were awaited.