KHAIRPUR: A speedy oil container overturned near Mirpur Mathelo district Ghotki. The local administration has sealed the area and closed the National Highway for traffic. According to details the driver of the tanker is injured in the incident while the bulk quantity of oil has been spilled by the crashed tanker. Members of the Safety Department of a private fertilizer company which arrived at the scene of the incident shortly after learning about the accident sealed the road while the fire brigade staff initiated the required work. Police has taken the injured driver to Civil Hospital Mirpur Mathelo while a heavy contingent of police has closed the National Highway for traffic. No one is allowed to go near the scene of the incident. Police attributes the accident to the driver falling asleep. The tanker which was on its way to Karachi from Multan was loaded with huge quantity of crude oil. The fighters are spraying water on the oil so as to dilute it.
Published in Daily Times, July 1st , 2017.
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