A truck carrying diesel overturned on the Makran Coastal Highway in Pakistan on Sunday resulting in the death of three people, ARY News reported citing the rescue sources.
"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.
After an oil tanker registered in Gabon caught fire off the coast of southern Malaysia on Monday, three of its crew members were reported missing, CNN reported citing the statement of Malaysian maritime authorities.
The accident took place when the SBSTC (South Bengal State Transport Corporation) bus which was on its way from Digha to Kolkata had stopped at a crossing near Ramtarak on the highway.
As many as labourers reportedly died due to suffocation while they were engaged in the removal of oil sludge in an edible oil tanker on Thursday in Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada district.
Gatik Ship Management is among the most active of the upstart companies that have snapped up aging oil tankers to replace Western-owned ships no longer dealing with Russia, the WSJ said. That parallel fleet is helping Moscow get crude to buyers in Asia, the Journal added.
Assam Police foiled a smuggling attempt and seized 2000 kg of Burmese Supari (betel nuts) concealed inside of the oil tanker in Cachar district, which was illegally transported from Mizoram.
The incident occurred when the oil tanker's tyre exploded and the container behind collided with it. Both the vehicles caught fire, creating a panic situation in the area,, police sources said.