Truck driver burnt to death

A truck driver was burnt to death when his vehicle abruptly caught fire on the bypass here, police said today

Ramesh Kathat (25), resident of Pali district in Rajasthan, died last night after his truck rammed into another vehicle and caught fire, police said.

Azad, who was accompanying Kathat in the truck, said he could not rescue Ramesh as his legs got stuck in the steering wheel, they said.

The duo was going from Beawar (Rajasthan) to Laksar (Uttarakhand), to deliver material to a cement factory, they said.