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Kaushambi LPG tanker fire death toll rises to five as two toll workers die
Updated On: 03 July, 2026 02:20 PM IST | Kaushambi | PTI
The accident occurred when an LPG tanker crashed into a wall at the toll plaza, triggering a gas leak followed by a massive fire that destroyed the toll plaza. Newly surfaced CCTV footage shows gas leaking from the tanker moments before flames engulfed the vehicle and nearby toll booths.
CCTV shows moments before deadly LPG tanker fire engulfed Kaushambi toll plaza. Pic/PTI Screengrab
The death toll in the LPG tanker fire at the Kokhraj toll plaza in Uttar Pradesh''s Kaushambi district rose to five after two toll workers succumbed to burn injuries, officials said on Friday.
Hiramani Singh (29), a resident of Raebareli, and Krishan Pal Maurya (23), a resident of Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh, died at the SRN Hospital in Prayagraj on Thursday, Kokhraj toll plaza manager Anoop Kumar Pandey said.
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