A tanker carrying aviation turbine fuel (ATF) skidded on a wet road near the Moolchand underpass in Delhi, overturning when the driver tried to swerve in order to avoid hitting a motorcycle. Krishnanmore-inA tanker carrying aviation turbine fuel (ATF) overturned near the Moolchand underpass here early today, with around 4,000-5,000 litres of the fuel spilling onto the arterial Ring Road causing a massive traffic jam. A Hindustan Petroleum company official said, “The tanker was carrying 20,000 litres of ATF. The tanker skidded on the wet road and overturned when the driver tried to swerve it to the left to avoid hitting a motorcycle. Traffic movement on Ring Road, MG Road, ISBT Road was affected due to waterlogging.

Source: The Hindu June 20, 2017 09:22 UTC