At least six dead, 100 hospitalised in ammonia gas tanker leak in Ludhiana

Ludhiana: At least six persons were killed and around 100 others were affected when an ammonia gas tanker leaked early on Saturday in the district, police said. The leak occurred when the tanker got stuck under a flyover on the Doraha Bypass Road along a canal

The bodies have been shifted to a hospital in Ludhiana. The affected people have been admitted to different hospitals in Doraha, Khanna and Ludhiana.

The incident took place about 25 kms from Ludhiana. The residents came out of their houses when the gas from the leaking tanker spread in and around Doraha, Doraha Police Station's SHO Rajnish Kumar Sood said.

The tanker, bearing registration number of Gujarat was going from Ludhiana. The identities of the victims is yet to be ascertained.

Senior civil and police officers have been rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation.

(With PTI inputs)