Bhubaneswar: Panic gripped the locals after a tanker carrying liquified petroleum gas ( LPG ) overturned at Banjari ghat in Odisha ’s Kalahandi district today.

The mishap took place between Chhatikuda and Sikerkupa after the driver lost control over the tanker in the afternoon.

The driver of the tanker sustained grievous injuries in the mishap and was rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) at Bhawanipatna for treatment.

The accident reportedly caused a gas leak from the tanker, which triggered panic among the local residents.

On being informed, Bhawanipatna Sub-Collector Pravat Parida, Narla Tehsildar and senior officials of police, Fire Brigade and Electricity Department reached the spot and took stock of the situation.

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