The driver of an LPG tanker which had developed a leak on Sunday night averted a disaster by parking the vehicle in a secluded spot on NH-2, about 17km from the district headquarters, and waited for a rescue team to arrive on Monday morning and transfer the gas to another tanker.
The leak took place in the pressure valve of the Indian Oil tanker (HR 38 Q 7818) which had over 17 tonnes of LPG. It was travelling to Gorakhpur in UP from Haldia port in Bengal.
The driver, Abhishek Paul, realised something was amiss at Gahira in Govindpur on NH-2. He parked the tanker in an area free of human habitation and called police. Soon, a police team and firemen arrived at the spot.
