Highway Inferno: 18-Wheeler Truck Engulfed in Flames at Barpeta Road

In a terrifying incident along National Highway 27 at DohMile-Hatapara in Barpeta Road, an 18-wheeler truck carrying construction materials caught fire, creating a dramatic scene. The blaze quickly consumed the vehicle’s cabin, prompting eyewitnesses to alert the Shimlaguri police.

Responding promptly, the police team, accompanied by the fire brigade, reached the scene and successfully extinguished the flames. However, both the driver and handyman of the truck had fled the area soon after the incident.

The cause of the fire remains unknown at this point, prompting authorities to launch an investigation to locate the driver and determine the circumstances leading to the vehicular inferno.