Varanasi: Two drivers were killed late Saturday after a gas tanker rammed into a stationary container truck near Gerai under Gopiganj police station in Bhadohi district.CO Bhadohi (Gyanpur) Chaman Singh Chawda said the crash occurred around 11.30 pm on the northern lane of the Varanasi-Prayagraj National Highway.The container, travelling from Prayagraj to Varanasi, had stopped on the roadside for repairs due to a breakdown. The driver, Noor Mohammad (38), from Mevat in Haryana, was checking the fault when a speeding tanker coming from behind lost control and rammed into it.The impact was so severe that the container driver, who was working near the wheels, died on the spot, while the tanker driver, identified as Ramkrit Yadav (50) of Azamgarh, was trapped inside the mangled cabin.Police and rescue teams worked for nearly three hours to extricate him, but he could not be saved. Both bodies were sent for postmortem. Traffic remained disrupted for about one and a half hours before NHAI cranes removed the damaged vehicles and movement resumed.
