Truck catches fire on highway, driver and assistant safe

CHITRADURGA: A truck accidentally caught fire on the National Highway 48 near Doddasiddavvanahalli in the taluk in the early hours on Wednesday.

Luckily, the driver and his assistant were safe. The Fire and Emergency Services personnel arrived on the scene and put out the fire, but the truck and the goods that it was carrying were completely burnt.

A case has been registered at the Chitradurga Rural police station.