Koraput: A gas tanker overturned on national highway no. 26 near Rajuguda under Pottangi police limits in Koraput district today.
According to reports, the gas tanker was en route to Raipur from Visakhapatnam when it met with an accident near Rajuguda.
Efforts are underway by Pottangi police and Fire Service personnel to safely remove the tanker which has blocked the highway.
Movement of vehicles has come to a halt on the highway with several stranded on both ends.
Following the report of gas leak from the tanker, Fire Services personnel are continuously spraying water on the tanker to plug the leakage.
Sunabeda SDPO Manoj Kumar Behera has informed that a technical team from Visakhapatnam is on its way to the accident site.
