Hathras Truck-Pickup Collision Sets Pickup Ablaze, Disrupts Agra Road Traffic

A head-on collision between a truck and a Max pickup on Agra Road led to a massive fire in the pickup vehicle late Tuesday night, causing panic in the area and disrupting traffic.

The accident took place around 1:30 am between Baros and Sista, under the Kotwali Sadabad area in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. According to the information available, the impact of the collision was so severe that the Max pickup suddenly caught fire. Within moments, the vehicle was engulfed in flames and began burning intensely on the road.

Shobhit Kumar Sharma reported from Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, that the accident happened on the Agra Road stretch near Baros-Sista. The fire brigade reached the spot after receiving information and brought the blaze under control after a tough effort.

As per the details, a closed-body truck was travelling from the Sadabad side towards Agra while carrying potatoes. At the same time, a Max pickup was coming from the Agra side towards Hathras. Between Baros and Sista, the two vehicles collided head-on.

After the collision, the fire broke out in the Max pickup and, within a short time, the flames spread across the vehicle. Seeing high flames rising from the road, people in the nearby area were thrown into panic. A crowd gathered at the accident spot soon after information about the crash spread.

The fire brigade team arrived at the scene and worked hard to douse the fire in the Max pickup. Due to the accident, long queues of vehicles formed on Agra Road and traffic remained affected for some time.

Police also reached the spot, handled the situation and tried to restore the movement of traffic on the road.