4 killed after tanker carrying coal tar falls into canal

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Press Trust of India Hathras (UP)
Last Updated : Feb 19 2018 | 4:21 PM IST
Four people were killed after a tanker carrying coal tar overturned and fell into a canal near Nagla Vijan village in Sikandarau tehsil of this district, police said.
The accident occurred late last night when the driver of the tanker tried to avoid hitting a nilgai which was crossing the road, they said.
All the four occupants, including the driver and the cleaner, got entangled in the coal tar and died on the spot, police said.
They have been identified as Maan Singh (28), Dinesh (33), Lekhraj (30) and Manoj Kumar (28).
The bodies have been sent for post mortem, police added.
The tanker was carrying coal tar from Mathura refinery to Gorakhpur.

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First Published: Feb 19 2018 | 4:21 PM IST

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