Leaked ammonia gas from tanker kills 5, another 100 taken ill

A gas tanker transporting ammonia gas got stuck under a bridge and its valve was damaged resulting in leakage of the gas into the surrounding areas - it resulted in the death of five men and another 100 were taken ill and have been shifted to local hospitals. They complained of difficulty in breathing.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 13 June 2015.

The incident took place when the tanker got stuck under a flyover along a canal on the Doraha Bypass Road, about 25km from Ludhiana on the Delhi-Ludhiana highway.
Residents had to be evacuated from the neighboring areas. Since the incident happened late at night, the people affected were less. In the opinion of the police, it was the negligence of the driver who should have first checked to ensure whether the vehicle would be able to pass below the bridge.
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