"After the collision, a fire broke out in the oil tanker and engulfed the truck as well. As a result, the truck driver was killed and the co-driver jumped from the vehicle to save his life," added the officials.
Three youths lost their lives while eight others were left injured after a car rammed into a parked truck near Khanapur crossroad on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Friday, said police.
At least three people have been killed following a head-on collision between a truck and a motorcycle in the Gopalganj area in Assam's Dhubri district on Thursday, police said.
A girl child was killed in the Swat region of Pakistan after a police officer stationed outside a school unexpectedly opened fire at a school van, Dawn reported.
Two soldiers of the Bangladesh Army were killed and as many were injured in an attack by a separatist organisation Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA) in Bandarban district, Dhaka Tribune reported.
A girl killed herself allegedly by hanging in Delhi, after which the family members have accused a boy of sending incriminating messages and photos compelling her to take the step.
After an explosion in an illegal firecracker factory in which at least 9 people were killed, the locals accuse the state administration of not taking timely action against the factory which they say making lethal explosives and guns.
Two personnel from the US consulate and two police officers were killed, while three others were kidnapped, according to local police and US officials.